158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years For the first time in over 180 years, a giant tortoise population is once again walking the landscapes of Floreana Island—launching the largest restoration effort ever undertaken on the Galápagos islands. 158 juvenile giant tortoises of Floreana lineage were released his week into their ancestral habitat, marking a historic milestone for the archipelago. Driven to […] The post 158 Giant Endangered Tortoises Released on Galápagos Island Where They’d Been Extinct for 180 Years appeared first on Good News Network.

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