The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

Subspecies driven to extinction by hungry whalers returns after ‘back breeding’ programme using partial descendants

Giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galapágos, 180 years after going extinct there.

Quasi 150 anni dopo che le ultime tartarughe giganti furono rimosse dall’isola Floreana nell’arcipelago delle Galápagos in Ecuador, la specie è tornata alla ribalta venerdì,…

The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galápagos archipelago, where they disappeared more than a century ago. It marks a major…