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Giant Tortoises Vanished From the Galápagos' Floreana Island More Than 150 Years Ago. Now, Conservationists Have Brought Them Back
The reintroduction uses NASA satellite data to identify optimal habitats and marks a key step in restoring Floreana’s ecosystem after 150 years with 158 tortoises released.
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Scientists and forest guards have reintroduced about 150 giant turtles on Floreana Island, in the Galapagos Archipelago, from where they had disappeared more than a century ago, said Ecuador's Ministry of Environment.
Nearly 150 years after the last giant tortoises disappeared from Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, the species returned to the island on Friday, where dozens of hybrid offspring have now been released to help restore the island's depleted ecosystem, CNN reported.
In a historic effort to restore the ecological balance of the archipelago, a group of 158 giant juvenile turtles was released last Friday on Floreana Island. This event marks the end of a 150 year vacuum, since human activity eradicated the last specimens of this area.
One hundred and fifty giant turtles were reintroduced on the island of Floreana (Ecuador) by forest guards and scientists. They had disappeared more than a century earlier. - "Ecosystem engineers": disappeared for 170 years, Galapagos turtles reintroduced thanks to a breeding centre (Environment).
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