Isabela

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The reintroduction follows a "back-breeding" programme launched in 2017 after scientists discovered tortoises carrying ancestry of the Floreana giant tortoise on nearby Isabela island.

From BBC

The conservation project became possible after scientists discovered tortoises carrying Floreana ancestry on Wolf Volcano on Isabela island in 2008.

From BBC

The Ecuadoran ministry said the released tortoises come from a breeding center of the Galapagos National Park, where a specialized program was developed using tortoises with a high genetic load of the island's endemic species that was found on Isabela island, which lies about 180 kilometers from Floreana.

From Barron's

Very early on the morning of October 24, just hours before the blockade went into effect, the freighter Aleksandrovsk pulled into the port of Isabela de Sagua, Cuba.

From Literature

Ms. Villamil brings a humorous edge to her performance, as Isabela dryly observes: “People always think they only gonna be here one year, no more. Save money, send money, don’t buy, work work. But they make life here over time by mistake. You think you got nothing, then is time to go, and you can’t even see the floor.”

From The Wall Street Journal