Giant Tortoises Walk This Galápagos Island Again After Nearly 200 Years

The island of Floreana, part of the Galápagos archipelago, is steeped in mystery and lore. From its history as a prison in ...
Air Cargo Week

Turtles and tortoises in severe danger

The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth an estimated US$19 billion annually and is the largest crime sector after drugs, counterfeiting and human ...

After 175 years, Galápagos giant tortoises return home

On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...
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, ...

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 ...

After Nearly 200 Years, Giant Tortoises Have Returned to a Galápagos Island After Historic Rewilding Efforts

Over 150 captive-bred, juvenile tortoises have been released in coordination with a landmark ecological restoration project ...

Giant tortoises are returning to this Galápagos island nearly 150 years after they went extinct

Rangers have released 158 juvenile hybrid tortoises on Floreana to restore the island's ecosystem.View on euronews ...

Giant tortoises return to Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago after almost 150 years

Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises were removed from Floreana Island in Ecuador’s Galapagos archipelago, the ...
Black Hills Pioneer

Baby tortoises, nuisance alligators, and a phoenix

RAPID CITY — Reptile Gardens is open for the season after a devastating fire in November killed numerous tortoises and ...
WCJB TV20

Meet Moe, Larry, and Curly — Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s Galapagos tortoises

On this edition of Wildlife Wednesday, our Wildlife Wednesday reporter, Vinny Mutone, introduces us to three of the world’s ...
Mid-Day

158 giant tortoises return to Ecuador’s Floreana Island after a century

Ecuador: Park rangers carried large crates containing the 158 tortoises on their backs, hiking seven kilometers (four miles) ...

158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island

More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador's famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago, the environment ministry said Friday.