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 ....
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.
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.
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 ....