On a hot February morning, Galápagos National Park rangers released 50 giant tortoises back to Floreana Island—marking the ...
This release is one piece of a $15 million restoration project that has been in the works for more than a decade.
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 ...
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.
Giant tortoises have made a historic return to Floreana Island, with support from travelers sailing with National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions. Last week, the Floreana Ecological Restoration ...
Each tortoise underwent an extensive quarantine and was microchipped before its release. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
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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