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Galapagos Releases 158 Hybrid Giant Tortoises To Floreana Island To Restore Ecosystem

News18 23 Feb 2026
158 giant tortoises with Chelonoidis niger genetics were released to Floreana Island in Gal�pagos for ecosystem restoration, marking a major step after 150 years of extinction ....
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158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island after more than a century

Straits Times 22 Feb 2026
Each tortoise underwent an extensive quarantine and was microchipped before their release ....
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Giant tortoises make a triumphant return to Galapagos island

Metro UK 22 Feb 2026
The tortoises were bred in captivity and later released on the island ....
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Giant tortoises take first steps on Galápagos island after nearly 200 years

AOL 22 Feb 2026
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galápagos archipelago, ...
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Galápagos: Giant tortoises return to island after nearly 200 years

The Independent 22 Feb 2026
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galápagos archipelago, ...
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NASA is guiding giant tortoises back to this island from extinction after 150 years

The Times of India 22 Feb 2026
Giant tortoises are being released again on Floreana Island, more than 150 years after they disappeared from the island ... On 20 February, 158 tortoises were released at two locations on the island ... The tortoises can live for more than 100 years.
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Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after nearly 150 years

CNN 22 Feb 2026
Two centuries ago, Floreana was home to approximately 20,000 giant tortoises ... The tortoises reintroduced to Floreana will share their territory with a diverse population of nearly 200 people alongside flamingos, iguanas, penguins, sea gulls and hawks.
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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC-LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS' TRAVELERS HELP BRING GIANT TORTOISES BACK TO FLOREANA ISLAND

The Newport Plain Talk 21 Feb 2026
A Decade of Conservation Support Made Possible in Part by Traveler Donations to the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Fund ....
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158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island

Sunnyside Daily Sun 21 Feb 2026
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 ....
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Giant tortoises make a comeback on Galapagos island

France24 21 Feb 2026
More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in ...
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Giant tortoises return to Galapagos island after 150 years

Al Jazeera 21 Feb 2026
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Giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island

Deutsche Welle 21 Feb 2026
Ecuador released 158 juveniles in the first phase of an ambitious rewilding effort at the World Heritage Site ... .
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