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 .