Giant tortoises missing for 150 years will be reproduced in captivity

Giant tortoises missing for 150 years will be reproduced in captivity

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One hundred and fifty years ago, giant turtles inhabited the island of Floriana in the Galapagos archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. Decimated by whalers, their numbers gradually decreased and the species eventually disappeared. But in 2012, scientists discovered a species of specimen close to that of the island of Floriana.
A captive breeding program will therefore be launched, as announced by the Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment. Aided by the Galapagos National Park, which has already reintroduced more than 5,000 turtles into their natural habitat, the team of researchers promises that in five years the species will live again on the island. In this archipelago live more than a dozen species of turtles, or 30,000 to 40,000 animals.
Worldwide, in 40 years, more than half of vertebrates have disappeared and 32% of the species have their populations declining