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Giant Galapagos tortoises were a for endangered . In the 1960s, there were just 15 of . They were dying out. Wild were eating their food and damaging their , so conservationists took action to help them. Now, the tortoises are doing . There are over 1,000 of them living and breeding in the . It is a conservation story. Conservationist James Gibb said that about half of the tortoises that were released have survived. Mr Gibbs added: "That’s actually pretty ." He added that the tortoises could now survive without human .

Giant tortoises used to live all over the . People hunted them so they almost became . There were over 250,000 in the 16th and just a few thousand in the 1970s. Giant tortoises can weigh up to 250 kg and can live for over 100 . One tortoise lived in for more than 170 years. Wikipedia says: "Tortoises also live very uncomplicated , and can nap up to 16 a day." The conservation in the Galapagos Islands will continue. Next year, a small that lost all of its tortoises a few years will get 200 more.

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