UM-Bot Posted September 14, 2017 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2017 A new breeding program is aiming to bring back a species of giant tortoise that died out 150 years ago. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/311587/extinct-giant-tortoise-could-make-a-comeback 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted September 14, 2017 #2 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Great idea! Will generate more tourists for the isles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boozemonkey Posted September 14, 2017 #3 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Certainly worth a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted September 15, 2017 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Cool. Although it is sure to be a slow project. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krone Posted September 16, 2017 #5 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) Nice to see good news for once! But the subtitle is incorrect; it says the creature 'died out'. It didn't, it was killed off by whalers, as is mentioned in the first couple of lines of the article. I see no point in softening the blow by pretending they died out naturally. Most of us know how many species humans have helped to shuffle off this mortal coil, by now. Edited September 16, 2017 by krone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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