News Headline
Giant tortoises making a comeback on Galapagos Islands
Source
United Press International (UPI)
Publication Date
2014-10-29
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Island were on the brink of extinction just a half-century ago, but 40 years after several specimens of the endangered species were bred in captivity and released back onto the island of Española, the massive land-dwelling turtle is once again thriving.