Cousin island records more giant tortoise hatchlings |09 November 2026

Cousin island records more giant tortoise hatchlings

Another batch of Aldabra giant tortoise hatchlings has emerged from a controlled hatchery on Cousin Island Special Reserve, where Nature Seychelles is investigating ways to improve hatching success among the island’s tortoise population.

The Special Reserve’s science officer, Chris Tagg, continues to collect nests to study hatching rates, with the first of the nests collected this year hatching over the weekend(October 31 – November 1, 2026).

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