Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home
June 15, 2020
By Agence France-Presse
Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, was put out to pasture Monday on his native island after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador’s environment minister said.
Diego was shipped out from the Galapagos National Park’s breeding program on Santa Cruz to remote and uninhabited Espanola in recent years, said the minister Paulo Proano.
“We are closing an important chapter” in the management of the park, Proano said on Twitter, adding that 25 tortoises including the prolific Diego, “are going back home after decades of reproducing in captivity and saving their species from extinction.”
Espanola welcomed them “with open arms,” he said.
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Good health and another 100 years, Diego! And thank you.
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Let's hope he gets some rest.
