On February 20, 2026, 158 juvenile giant tortoises, each with DNA from the long-extinct Floreana giant tortoise species, were released on Floreana in the Galápagos archipelago. Researchers ...
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FLOREANA ISLAND, Ecuador — Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago, the species made a comeback Friday, when dozens of ...
The Galápagos Islands are famous for their biodiversity, especially their giant tortoises. But around 180 years ago Floreana Island lost its unique tortoise, the Floreana giant tortoise (Chelonoidis ...
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- More than a century after tortoises became locally extinct on Floreana Island, the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project today released 158 giant tortoises ...
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