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Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island

Published · Source: The Guardian
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island

Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme A survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has discovered that the once endangered species is thriving. A population of Aldabra giant tortoises lives on an island in Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll. Continue reading...

KEY POINTS
  • Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programme A survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has discovered that the once endangered species is thriving.
  • A population of Aldabra giant tortoises lives on an island in Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll.

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