WATCH: 158 Giant Tortoises Reintroduced to a Galapagos Island

Sat Feb 21 2026
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Footage released by Ecuador’s Environment Ministry shows park rangers releasing giant tortoises. More than 150 giant tortoises have been reintroduced to Floreana Island in Ecuador’s famed Galapagos archipelago where they disappeared more than a century ago.

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