Isabela Island

American

noun

an island in the Pacific Ocean, off the W coast of South America: the largest of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. 2,250 sq. mi. (5,827 sq. km).

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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

Native only to the slopes of Wolf Volcano on the Galapagos' Isabela Island, the iguana is considered critically endangered and just several hundred are left, according to estimates.

From Reuters

There was no immediate danger to populated areas, which are on the opposite side of Isabela island, the largest in the Galapagos chain.

From Washington Post

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