‘Fantastic giant tortoise’ species thought extinct for 100 years found alive [The Guardian, June 2022]

Title:

‘Fantastic giant tortoise’ species thought extinct for 100 years found alive  

 

Author:

Sofia Quaglia

 

Published:

The Guardian,  9 June 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/09/galapagos-fantastic-giant-tortoise-species-thought-extinct-found-alive

 

From the article:

A rare Galápagos species, the “fantastic giant tortoise”, long thought extinct, has been officially identified for the first time in more than a century in what scientists called a “big deal” for the famed islands’ embattled biodiversity.