A landmark survey reports record numbers of free-roaming giant tortoises on Seychelles’ Aldabra Atoll, with estimates around 180,000 and up to nearly 183,000 animals. The findings indicate that the Aldabra population is thriving and remains stable, reaching its highest level recorded in the programme’s monitoring.
Both outlets describe the result as a conservation success, highlighting that giant tortoises—once endangered—continue to recover in their natural habitat on the Indian Ocean atoll. The reporting focuses on the survey of the world’s largest free-roaming population and the apparent rebound of the species in the Seychelles. While the figures differ slightly between sources (about 180,000 versus nearly 183,000), they point to the same outcome: a large, healthy tortoise population on Aldabra.
The articles frame the update as evidence that long-running management and protection efforts are working, though they do not detail new policy changes or specific interventions beyond the ongoing recovery programme and the survey itself.
