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Thriving Giant Tortoise Population Discovered at Galapagos Volcano
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According to scientists from the Giant Tortoise Restoration Initiative (GTRI), a project of the US nonprofit Galapagos Conservancy, Inc., the results from a recent expedition to Alcedo Volcano in Galapagos to conduct a census of the tortoise population there exceeded all expectations. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) February 08, 2021 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 expedition noted the remarkable recovery of the region’s habitat overall following the eradication