Galapagos tortoise

It is estimated there are between 9,000 to 10,000 Galapagos tortoises remaining on the Galapagos archipelago that lies off the coast of Ecuador.
At one time, there were 14 sub-species of Galapagos tortoises, however today only 11 sub-species remain. The main reason for the decline over the years is due to the centuries of humans killing [...]