Saturday, 24 October 2015

where has been The discovery of new species of giant tortoise ?

where has been The discovery of new species of giant tortoise ?

Options

1) Ecuador


2) Chile

3) Peru

4) Laos

answer

1) Ecuador

Other information

a team of international scientists has identified a new species of giant tortoise in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands   .

250 or 300 being the only survivors of this species

With this discovery, experts believe there were 15 islands,  including  four of the now extinct tortoise species.

Galapagos archipelago, 1000 kilometers (620 miles) west of the Ecuador's  is a fragile ecosystem

Galapagos archipelago, the highest number of different animal species.

This Natural Reserve in 1979 became UNESCO's first World Heritage Site.