For the first time in a century, giant tortoises on Pinzón Island are experiencing a surge in numbers. Following the eradication of black rats, notorious for feeding on tortoise eggs, scientists have ...
Ecuador released 201 giant tortoises onto Sante Fe Island in the Galapagos archipelago on Saturday. The goal is to repopulate the island with large turtles, where a similar type of tortoise had gone ...
On February 20, 2026, 158 juvenile giant tortoises, each with DNA from the long-extinct Floreana giant tortoise species, were released on Floreana in the Galápagos archipelago. Researchers ...