Floreana's native species, Chelonoidis [REMOVED]
oh dear
this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2026
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People live longer than ever before, with better nutrition, and better medicine than ever in our history.
This is also the most peaceful time in our history, with record lows in crime and wars.
The developing world is surging in wealth and in the west we have more opportunity and access to information than ever.
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was driven to extinction in the 1840s by sailors who took thousands from the island for sustenance
Obligatory QI segment: https://youtube.com/watch?v=zPggB4MfPnk
You can visit parts of the restoration on Santa Cruz island. Rats if I remember were an invasive species who tended to burrow into turtle eggs. But it seems like the islands solved that problem too. Turtle power!