ScienceResearchers find 180,000 giant tortoises on Seychelles island

A survey led by the Seychelles Islands Foundation and the University of Exeter estimates that about 180,000 Aldabra giant tortoises live on Aldabra Atoll, the highest recorded figure for the species. Their numbers were relatively stable from 2018 to 2022, but climate change, drought and invasive mammals remain threats.

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