After 150 years of silence, giant tortoises march back to reclaim their island

Giant tortoises have returned to Ecuador’s Floreana Island in the Galapagos archipelago nearly 150 years after the species disappeared from the area, marking a major milestone in global conservation efforts. Ecuadorian authorities released 158 juvenile tortoises — aged between eight and 13 years — in the first phase of an ambitious rewilding program aimed at … The post After 150 years of silence, giant tortoises march back to reclaim their island appeared first on Times Kuwait .