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Pirates and whalers caused between 100,000 and 200,000 giant tortoises to disappear from the Galápagos over two centuries, and the Floreana lineage went extinct around 1850. Scientists discovered tortoises carrying genes from that lineage on Wolf Volcano, and breeding programs helped produce around 800 offspring. In February 2026, 158 tortoises were released on Floreana, although they are hybrids and no pure Floreana tortoises have yet been found. Over the past 60 years, conservation efforts have returned more than 9,000 giant tortoises to the wild, but full recovery will take a long time.
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