On February 20, 158 captive-bred creatures were released onto the island. The return of these young tortoises, ages 8 to 13, marks the beginning of a historic conservation effort, and they are the ...

For the first time in more than 180 years, giant tortoises are roaming Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galápagos archipelago.

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.

The project has been supported for more than a decade by traveler donations to the Lindblad Expeditions-National Geographic Fund, which represents the longest-running and largest travel brand ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Zoo is welcoming two of the world's largest tortoise species. The giant tortoise exhibit featuring Galapagos and Aldabra tortoises will open Memorial Day Weekend 2025. ...

What do you think of when you hear the word “tortoise”? The giant tortoises that lumber along like tanks over the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific and the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean? The gopher ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The reptiles were imported from the Galapagos islands by aristocrats and eaten as a delicacy - Rodrigo Buendia/AFP A guide on how ...

Researchers suggest that an earthquake spooked a mob of sea turtles gathered together in a prehistoric sea. By Carolyn Wilke Gramma, a Galápagos tortoise described by her care specialists as “the ...