Aldabra giant tortoises in Madagascar were wiped out by hunters 600 years ago. Click to read more. Giant tortoises, that disappeared before dodo birds, are set to return in Madagascar 600 years after they were hunted to extinction in the East African island country.
Nestled in the heart of the Devonshire countryside, just a short drive from Exeter, Ashclyst Forest is an English idyll. Spanning 270 hectares of oak, hazel and ash, it forms part of the National Trust’s 18th-century Killerton Estate, and is popular with nature lovers and dog walkers alike.