They find in Ecuador a giant turtle considered extinct a century ago – 20/02/2019

A specimen of a giant turtle species considered extinct for about 100 years was found on the island of Fernandina, in the Galapagos archipelago.

Ecuador's environment minister, Marcelo Mata, said Tuesday that the copy of an adult female of the species Chelonoidis Phantasticus was found in an expedition led by the Galapagos State Parks Authority and the Galapagos Conservation Group.

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The minister said that it was considered that the animal was extinct more than 100 years agobut did not offer more details.

according to Galapagos Conservatory, the only known specimen of Chelonoidis Phantasticus, also called "Northern Island Turtle", was seen during the California Academy of Sciences expedition in april 1906.

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"Although it is thought that it has been extinguished because of volcanic eruptions over the past centuries, observations have indicated that there could be very little left over in the past." Island, "said the group on its website.

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Among the Chelonoidis Phantasticus, there are 12 species of Galapagos turtles, one for each of the main islands of the archipelago, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.

Source: DPA / AFP