July 2020

Giant Galapagos Tortoise on Santa Cruz

Diego, the giant tortoise that ensures the survival of its species in Galapagos

Diego, a giant tortoise of the species Chelonidis hoodensis, returns after 80 years to his home island Española, one of the uninhabited Galapagos Islands. In the 1930s Diego was brought to the USA on a scientific excursion and lived the following years in a zoo in San Diego, California, where he received his name. Meanwhile,

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