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 registra 180.000 tortugas gigantes en libertad

THE GUARDIAN

Un seguimiento de cinco años, concluido recientemente, en el atolón de Aldabra, en Seychelles, estima en casi 183.000 tortugas gigantes adultas y subadultas, la cifra más alta registrada para la especie. Tras caer por debajo de 1.000 ejemplares en el siglo XIX, la población es hoy una referencia de conservación, aunque persisten riesgos climáticos e invasores.

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