Giant tortoises return to Floreana Island after 175 years!

Rangers released 50 young hybrids bred from survivors of 1820s shipwrecks.

A massive win for ecosystem restoration.

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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 200 years The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.

🌿 Giant tortoises have returned to #FloreanaIsland in the #Galápagos for the first time in nearly 200 years, thanks to a major conservation project. 🐢 Scientists bred young #tortoises in captivity and released them to help restore the island’s damaged ecosystem and bring back natural balance. 🌎

National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions’ Travelers Help Bring Giant Tortoises Back To Floreana Island A Decade of Conservation Support Made Possible in Part by Traveler Donations to the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Fund NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — More than a century after tortoises became locally extinct on Floreana Island, the Floreana Ecological Restoration Project today released 158 giant tortoises back to the island, marking one of the project’s most anticipated milestones and a powerful sign of ecosystem recovery. Event Details Event: Release of Giant Turtles as Part of the Floreana Project Date: February 20, 2026 Location: Floreana Island, Galápagos National Park Leading Institution: Galápagos National Park Directorate (DPNG), Ministry of Environment and […]

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Giant tortoises return to Galapagos island after 150 years More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Ecuador’s Floreana Island in the Galapagos.

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More than 150 giant #tortoises have been released on #Ecuador ’s #FloreanaIsland in the Galapagos, nearly 150 years after they disappeared.

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🦎🌊 Walk among South Plaza’s land iguanas and dive into Floreana’s Devil’s Crown, a vibrant marine paradise of rays, reef sharks, and tropical fish. 🌴 Pure Galapagos wonder awaits!
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Movie Trailer: Eden - Geeky KOOL Ron Howard directs this new survival thriller film, Eden. Eden is based on the true story of settlers from Europe arriving at Floreana Island in Ecuador. It has an amazing

Movie Trailer: Eden

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KLF research team helps Darwin's finches fly home after seven months in captivity. The finches were kept safe as part of the #floreanaisland ecological restoration project on the #Galapagos archipelago. Interview with Sonia Kleindorfer...

Short-eared #owl = our new study species on #Galapagos. We want to understand how movement, activity and predation patterns change when compared before & after eradication of #invasivespecies on #floreanaisland

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