Giant Galapagos tortoises head home(1/3)

A volunteer carries a tortoise named Diego, to return him to his natural habitat on Isla Espanola, Galapagos National Park, Ecuador, June 15, 2020. Diego was recovered from the San Diego Zoo in California years ago when he was first reintroduced to Galapagos at a park breeding facility. (Photo/Agencies)

A group of giant tortoises who have lived in captivity for decades and helped rescue their species from the brink of extinction were released into the wild in the Galapagos Islands on Monday.

Volunteers release a giant tortoise to its original habitat on Isla Espanola, Galapagos National Park, Ecuador, Monday, June 15, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)

Photo shows a giant tortoise to its original habitat on Isla Espanola, Galapagos National Park, Ecuador, Monday, June 15, 2020. (Photo/Agencies)