A five-year survey on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles estimates almost 183,000 adult and sub-adult giant tortoises, the highest figure recorded for the species. Once below 1,000 and endangered after 19th-century exploitation, the population is now a conservation success story. The Aldabra Atoll is the only place in the world, apart from the Galápagos Islands, where the giant tortoises are found roaming free.
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Aldabra compte 180 000 tortues géantes vivant en liberté

THE GUARDIAN

Un suivi mené sur cinq ans dans l’atoll d’Aldabra, aux Seychelles, estime à près de 183 000 le nombre de tortues géantes adultes et subadultes, un record pour l’espèce. Tombée sous les 1 000 individus au XIXe siècle, la population sert désormais de référence pour la conservation, malgré les menaces liées aux sécheresses, à la montée des eaux et aux espèces invasives.

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