First Breeding Center tortoises returned to native home after 51 years

First Breeding Center tortoises returned to native home after 51 years - February 22, 2016, Content based on a press release from the Galapagos National Park Directorate

Five male tortoises that lived at the Fausto Llerena Tortoise Center on Santa Cruz Island for the past 51 years have been returned to the wild in an area known as Cerro Gallina on the western side of Santa Cruz. Genetic studies over the past decade, which identified the origin of these tortoises, provided the knowledge...

First Breeding Center tortoises returned to native home after 51 years