Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island

The Guardian World | Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:20:31 GMT

On Aldabra's shores,
Eighteen thousand tortoises,
Life blooms, numbers soar.

Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programmeA survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has discovered that the once endangered species is thriving.A population of Aldabra giant tortoises lives on an island in Seychelles called Aldabra Atoll….

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