Meet Fern the Fernandina Giant Tortoise, who, according to a recent analysis by yale led by Dr. Gisella Caccone, is a genetic match with the only individual Fernandina Giant Tortoise ever found- in 1906! This news comes a week after rewild announced a bold initiative with key partners to protect and rewild the Galápagos and beyond. Fern was found during a 2019 expedition to Fernandina Island led by parquegalapagos and galapagosconservancy. When the expedition team found Fern in 2019, she was on the flank of a volcano, tucked deep inside a shrub complex. The main question the team had to answer was whether she was, in fact, the possibly extinct Fernandina Giant Tortoise or another species. Now that the mystery is solved, Re:wild and Galapagos Conservancy are working to join efforts by the Galápagos National Park to support further expeditions. Supporters of the genetic analysis include Re:wild, turtleconservancy, mbzfund and Galapagos Conservancy. #conservationoptimism #rewild #r...