Wildlife | The Guardian

Seychelles giant tortoise numbers hit record 180,000 in conservation triumph

October 8, 2026 at 05:03 PM

Free-roaming Aldabra population thrives on Indian Ocean atoll due to decades-long recovery programme

A 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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