Mitochondrial-DNA comparisons suggest that the small Chaco tortoise found in the southern half of South America is the closest living relative of its much larger Galápagos counterparts ...

Galapagos giant tortoises are about 100 times bigger than their closest living relative - the Chaco tortoise from South America Fernanda was found in an isolated vegetation patch, which was cut ...

In Argentina, the consumption of its meat and the illegal pet trade are two of the key drivers of the tortoise’s demise, he adds. “The widespread destruction of the Chaco forest, their habitat ...