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A giant tortoise believed to be extinct for over 100 years has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Fernandina.
The announcement was made by Ecuador’s environment minister Marcelo Mata.
An adult female was found by an expedition led by the Galapagos Parks authority and the Galapagos Conservancy group, Mata said.
Expedition leader Forrest Galante crossed a three-mile stretch of hardened lava flow and found the tortoise buried deep under a pile of brush.
“As a biologist and someone who has dedicated my life…
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