Tortoises return to Galapagos island after 150-year absence

Giant tortoises have returned to the Galapagos island of Floreana for the first time nearly 150 years after they were driven ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Giant Tortoises Vanished From the Galápagos’ Floreana Island More Than 150 Years Ago. Now, Conservationists Have Brought Them Back

On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, marks the beginning of a historic conservation effort, and they are the ...
WTVD

Galapagos' Wolf volcano erupts, threatening ecosystem Darwin studied

The mile-high Wolf volcano in the Galapagos islands spewed fire and lava into the early morning sky Monday, threatening the ecosystem that Charles Darwin once studied. The volcano, which erupted for ...
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158 giant tortoises released on Galápagos island as part of massive conservation effort

Conservationists will release 158 juvenile giant tortoises onto Floreana Island, a part of the Galápagos archipelago, as part of a massive effort to rejuvenate the native species of the island ...
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Giant tortoises returned to Galápagos island using NASA satellites

Conservation teams released 158 giant tortoises at two sites on the Galápagos island of Floreana to help restore the species' population, which disappeared from the island in the mid-1800s ...