Forty-six tortoises born and raised in captivity in Monaco have been brought to Senegal as a first step to returning to the wild.Known by the Latin name of Centrochelys sulcata, they are the world's third-largest tortoise species.Listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature , the species is under pressure from trafficking and overgrazing.An overview of the challenges and opportunities of the climate crisis, as it changes the world we know.
"If I were a tortoise, I wouldn't want to live or be born in West Africa, or Africa, period," he said. Their parents - six tortoises, which stayed behind in Monaco - were a gift to Prince Albert II in 2011 from former Senegalese president Amadou Toumani Toure.After quarantine, the young tortoises will"learn the ABCs" of life in the wild for a few months, said Diagne after their arrival on Tuesday.
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