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🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Giant Tortoises Return to the Galapagos Archipelago

The return of giant tortoises to the Galapagos Islands aims to restore the ecological balance disrupted by human activity.

Feb 26 • 04:37 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Where is the atoll island Aldabra, known for its turtles?

A quiz article that includes questions about various topics, focusing on the location of Aldabra, which is famed for its giant tortoises.

Feb 25 • 04:30 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
World

Giant tortoises return to the Galapagos Islands after nearly 150 years

158 juvenile giant tortoises have been released into the wild in the Galapagos, marking a significant step in conservation efforts for the species that nearly went extinct 150 years ago.

Feb 23 • 11:54 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Giant turtles reintroduced to the Galapagos island after a century

Approximately 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galapagos archipelago, where they had vanished over a century ago.

Feb 22 • 17:54 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
World

Floreana: Rangers Reintroduce Giant Tortoises to Galápagos Island

Giant tortoises, extinct from Floreana for over a century, have been reintroduced to the island by park rangers in a significant conservation effort.

Feb 22 • 14:34 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

Floriana recovers its giant tortoises: Resettlement of 150 tortoises after their extinction for a hundred years

Ecuador has resettled 150 giant tortoises to their natural habitat on Floriana Island after they disappeared for over a century as part of efforts to restore ecological balance in the unique Galapagos archipelago.

Feb 22 • 08:32 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Giant tortoises return to Galápagos island after 150 years

Over 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galápagos archipelago, marking a significant step in ecosystem restoration after their extinction over a century ago.

Feb 21 • 23:42 UTC
🇫🇷 France24
National & Local

Giant tortoises make a comeback on Galapagos island

More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island, Galapagos, marking a significant ecological restoration effort after their extinction over a century ago.

Feb 21 • 09:44 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

Over 150 giant tortoises reintroduced to Galápagos

More than 150 giant tortoises have been successfully reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galápagos, marking a significant conservation achievement after over a century of their absence from the island.

Feb 21 • 06:15 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

Over 150 giant tortoises reintroduced to Galapagos

Over 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in the Galapagos, over a century after they disappeared from the island.

Feb 21 • 02:40 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Extinct Giant Tortoises Make a Comeback

158 giant tortoises have been released on Floreana Island, Galápagos, more than 100 years after the species went extinct.

Feb 20 • 23:53 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

The Giants Have Returned: The Scientific Plan That Brought Turtles Back to Floreana Island After 150 Years

A total of 158 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island after being locally extinct for over a century, marking a significant ecological and scientific milestone in the Galápagos Islands.

Feb 20 • 19:31 UTC
🇫🇷 Le Figaro
National & Local

16 Hermann tortoises found with a private individual in Corsica: gendarmes affirm that 'protecting biodiversity also means enforcing the law'

Sixteen Hermann tortoises, an endangered species, were discovered in the possession of a private individual in Corsica, prompting an investigation by local gendarmes.

Feb 20 • 13:54 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Man fined R$ 3,000 for keeping tortoises in captivity in Adamantina

A man in Adamantina, Brazil, was fined R$ 3,000 for keeping six tortoises in captivity without authorization.

Feb 19 • 18:11 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Biology: Male Turtles Drive Females to Death

A study on the Greek tortoises on Golem Grad island reveals that male tortoises, in overwhelming numbers, are negatively impacting the female population leading to their decline.

Feb 18 • 15:26 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Fire in the savanna kills capybaras and tortoises in northern Roraima

A fire in a savanna area in Amajari, northern Roraima, Brazil, has resulted in the deaths of capybaras and tortoises, along with injuries to other wildlife.

Feb 14 • 21:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: more than 330 wild animals are rescued during an operation in the interior of Bahia

Police in Itatim, Bahia, rescued over 330 wild animals, including 200 birds and 134 tortoises, from illegal captivity during an operation.

Feb 5 • 12:34 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Life & Tech

Plzeň Zoo to Build Tropical Greenhouse with Rainforest and Giant Tortoises Next Year

Plzeň Zoo plans to construct a tropical greenhouse featuring a rainforest habitat and giant tortoises in the coming year.

Dec 27 • 10:25 UTC

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