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Survey finds approximately 180,000 giant tortoises on Aldabra Atoll in Seychelles
A survey led by the Seychelles Islands Foundation and the University of Exeter estimated approximately 180,000 Aldabra giant tortoises live on Aldabra Atoll, the highest figure ever recorded for the species. The population rebounded from fewer than 1,000 in the 19th century after the atoll became a strict nature reserve in 1981 and a UNESCO site in 1982. The study, published in Ecology and Evolution, analyzed five years of counts between 2018 and 2022 and warns that climate change and invasive mammals remain threats.
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3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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The Guardian · 2026-10-08 17:15 UTC
Researchers find 180,000 giant tortoises living on island in Seychelles
All three outlets report the same conservation success with near-identical figures; the only split is that NY Post reduces the story to a brief while CNN adds tangential detail about the world's oldest tortoise.
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GThe GuardianLEFT23h ago
“Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island”
CNNCNNLEFT1d ago
“Once near extinction, these giant tortoises now outnumber people in the Seychelles, survey finds”
NYPNY PostRIGHT23h ago
“Giant tortoise population thriving as survey discovers 180,000 on one island”
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The world's oldest known tortoise, a 194-year-old called Jonathan, is likely to have come from Aldabra Atoll or the Granitic Seychelles
