Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island 180 years after relatives went extinct

Mongabay
Feb 20, 2026, 4:07 pm78 ptsTrending
For the first time in nearly two centuries, giant tortoises are once again roaming Floreana Island in the Galápagos, a conservation milestone more than a decade in the making. Early settlers on Floreana Island altered the landscape and hunted the Floreana giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger niger) into…

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