kernpanik 🐾 🕊️ ☮<p>A young Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni), spotted in a park in <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Halandri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Halandri</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Athens</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Greece" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greece</span></a>, 08-Aug-2025 </p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/reptiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reptiles</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/tortoises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tortoises</span></a> <br>(photo: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@kernpanik" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kernpanik</span></a></span> | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)</p>
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"Tortoises on the way down are bouncing back thanks to a desert conservation effort"
Los Angeles Times · Tortoises on the way down are bouncing back thanks to a desert conservation effortA turtles boot camp is helping the tortoise survive and ultimately thrive in the Mojave Desert, which would be permanently damaged without its presence.
Galapagos giant tortoises are restoring their own ecosystem
A decades-long project to reintroduce Galapagos giant tortoises is changing the face of the island of Española.
https://www.popsci.com/environment/galapagos-giant-tortoises-ecosystem-conservation/
Tortoise shell close up. Sorting out some additional zoo pics from my trip to see Moo Deng. #tortoises #animals #photography
"Our dream is to expand the Aldabra giants’ habitats beyond the Anjajavy Reserve, so that this #tortoise can help regenerate forest and woodland across as much of #Madagascar as possible."
#gianttortoise #rewilding #tortoises #herbivores #conservation #ecology
https://www.rewildingmag.com/giant-tortoises-return-to-madagascar/
Rewilding Magazine · Giant Tortoises Are Back in Madagascar After 600 yearsGiant tortoises were once an integral part of Madagascar's ecology. Through reintroductions, scientists are hoping to help restore the land and boost its resilience.
These races would take a LOOOONG time, much to the rabbit jockeys' frustration. #grickledoodle #rabbits #tortoises #race #cartoon #art #drawing #funny
New on the blog today – "The Enfield Wildlife Rescue Centre"
https://heliomass.com/posts/2421-enfield-wildlife-rescue-centre/
I wonder how many people know about this haven for sick and injured animals on the very tip of North London?
Hundreds of #GiantTortoises return to #Galápagos Islands decades after near-#extinction of species
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-22/hundreds-of-giant-tortoises-return-to-gal%C3%A1pagos-islands/104126354
"Rangers repatriated about 560 #animals over the course of 2023. The animals were part of a program in which wild eggs are collected, hatched and the young #tortoises are raised in safety before being returned to their home islands as adolescents... Giant tortoises eat more than 225 kilograms of vegetation each year, and are architects of a healthy ecosystem."
What 70 Celebrity Tortoises Can Teach Us About Conservation Stories
https://therevelator.org/celebrity-tortoises/
"Last November #conservationists carefully carried 70 young, critically #endangered #Mojave #DesertTortoises to the #reptiles’ natural habitat on Edwards Air Force Base... six months later, this past April, news of their fate came out: The #tortoises had emerged from their burrows healthier and stronger than ever, a notable milestone in the ongoing #tortoise #conservation story."
Indian star #tortoises rescued during a raid on a house in Ampang in Malaysia’s Selangor state. Authorities have arrested six members of an international crime ring known as the Ninja Turtle Gang and seized about 200 smuggled tortoises and turtles.
Photograph: #Malaysia Department of Wildfife and National Parks/AFP/Getty Images
