(English) Thriving Giant Tortoise Population Discovered at Galapagos Volcano

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Researchers with the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI) on an expedition to Alcedo Volcano in the northern part of Isabela Island, Galapagos, recently conducted a complete census of the tortoise population there (‘Chelonoidis vandenburghi’), resulting in population estimates far surpassing what was expected for this species. A total of 4,723 individual tortoises were located and marked, and scientists on the…