Pinzón Island When it was discovered that the central, small island of Pinzón had only 100–200 very old adults and no young tortoises had survived into adulthood for perhaps more than 70 years, the resident scientists initiated what would eventually become the Giant Tortoise Breeding and Rearing Program.
Illa Pinzón Cando se descubriu que a pequena illa central de Pinzón tiña só de 100 a 200 adultos moi vellos e que ningunha tartaruga nova sobrevivira ata a idade adulta desde hai quizais máis de 70 anos, os científicos residentes iniciaron o que finalmente sería o Programa de Reprodución e Crianza da Tartaruga Xigante (Giant Tortoise Breeding and Rearing Program).