now, after last being sighted in 1906, the fernandina giant tortoise appears to be back., one of the youngest and most pristine of the galapagos archipelago. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century. there have been multiple investigations and monitoring projects on the island and not a single individual had been located. she is believed elderly, over 100 years old. authorities which cited tracks and excrement in other parts of the island, hope she is not the only one. translation: if we find more female individuals, and hopefully males, we can immediately start a breeding programme in captivity for this species, here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 200 kilograms and are believed to have arrived on the remote vulcanic island chain around 3 million years ago. the most famous, lonesome george, was found in 1972 but, with scientists unable to find a mate, he died a0 years later, as the last of his species. as for this tortoise, the scientists need to confirm, usig genetic testing, that it is definitely a member of the lon

now, after last being sighted in 1906, the fernandina giant tortoise appears to be back.apagos archipelago. translation: it is perhaps the most important discovery in the last century. there have been multiple investigations and monitoring projects on the island and not a single individual had been located. she's believed elderly, over 100 years old. authorities, which cited tracks and excrement in other parts of the island, hope she's not the only one. translation: if we find more female individuals, and hopefully males, we can immediately start a breeding programme in captivity for this species, here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 200 kilograms and are believed to have arrived on the remote vulcanic island chain around 3 million years ago. the most famous, lonesome george, was found in 1972, but with scientists unable to find a mate, he died a0 years later, as the last of his species. as for this tortoise, the scientists need to confirm, using genetic testing, that it is definitely a member of the long—lost species. then they hope to set her up in a

the fernandina giant tortoise is one of 14 tortoise species native to the galapagos islands, most of) that wraps up kron 4 news at 5.(grant) ken wayne and pam moore are here with kron 4 news at six. (pam)thanks grant and vicki tonight at 6.... (pam) oakland teachers are on strike. and parents are preparing for the worst. the latest on the the latest on the negotations between the teachers union and the district... as well as what kids are doing áinstead of going to school. (ken) and what ice is saying local authorities should have done... after it is revealed that the armed gunman who was shot and killed by a deputy in napa over the weekend... was in the country weekend... was in the country illegally. (ken) and a new high tech way to report crimes in the east bay.the kron4 news at 6 is next. (vicki) wimpy trash bags? c'mon. hefty! hefty! hefty! hey ladies... buy hefty® ultra strong™ at a low price. dada! i wish... get hefty® ultra strong™ costs less than glad® forceflex where sold head to head. (ken) tonight at 6.oakland teachers... are on strike. colorful demonstrations belying the

but this adult female was spotted sunday on the galapagos island of fernandina, and it is believed sheconservationists have taken this tortoise to a breeding center on a nearby island. the giant tortoise is one of 14- tortoise species... native to the galapagos islands... and most of which are endangered. lawrence karnow: it was a sunny and cool day across the bay area. skies will stay clear tonight but it will be very cold with lows in the 20s and 30s. on the doppler you can see the showers and snow continue in southern california. on the satellite you can see high pressure off the coast but more storms are forecast to affec the bay area next week. tomorrow it will be sunny and nice with highs in the 50s. we will see partly cloudy skies and cool weather for the weekend but it looks mostly dry now. rain could begin in the north on monday and spread across the bay area on tuesday. (pam) if you are watching us on the new kronon app - our live news coverage continues next at eleven. kron on is the bay area's only commercial- free ... 24-hour streaming news service. it is available for i-p

but this adult female was spotted sunday on the galapagos island of fernandina, and it's believed she's. conservationists have taken this tortoise to a breeding center on a nearby island. (grant) that wraps (grant) that wraps up kron 4 news at nine...(vicki) but our primetime coverage continues at the top of the hour. pam moore and ken wayne are here with kron 4 news at ten....guys? (pam) thank you grant and vicki.... next at ten... the oakland school superintendent meets with parents, the same day thousands of teachers walk off the job demanding better pay.. and smaller classes. we'll tell you when both sides will be back at the bargainning table. plus... a violent attack on the campus of u-c berkeleyand it is all caught on camera.the victim was operating a conservative recruitment table. tonight we hear from the man who shot this video, we get his take on how it all unfolded.that's next in a live report.(pam) and what ice is saying local authorities should have done ... after the agency revealed that the armed gunman, who was shot and killed by a deputy in napa over the weekend... was

expedition to the galapagos islands or mechanized by animal planet led to the discovery of a female fernandina believed to have been extinct for over 100 years. the team of ecuadorian scientists started their search by climbing the islands volcano, and locating all of the green areas on the island. than after a three mile trek over a lava field, they came across the reptile, which they named fern. scientists say she was living a challenging life isolated with little vegetation and water. >> when we found her, she was underweight, arguably dehydrated. >> reporter: fern was then taken to a breeding center to begin her recovery. >> she began to think what a straightaway. she's already eating, already happy. >> reporter: tortoises, for 200 years and are able to reproduce until the end of their lives. scientists say there's a possibility fern could still lay eggs. this discovery, paving the way for the species recovery. >> this bit of good news that an animal we had given up on, we considered gone, wiped out, left this world, etc. still there and hanging on by a thread. it's not only on an individu

now after last being cited in 1906 the fernandina giant tortoise appears to be back.we find more female individuals and hopefully males, we can immediately start a breeding programme in captivity for this species here in santa cruz. giant tortoises can reach more than 200 kilograms and are believed to have arrived on the remote volcanic island chain around 3 million years ago. the most famous, lonesome george, was found in 1972. but with scientists unable to find out he died a0 years later as the last of his species. as for this tortoise, the scientists need to confirm using genetic testing that it is definitely a member of the longest species. then they hope to set her up species. then they hope to set her up in species. then they hope to set her upina species. then they hope to set her up in a captive breeding programme and the fernandina tortoise species may live on. in a moment we‘ll bring you the weather — but first let‘s see how heavy snow across the atlantic is being enjoyed with gusto by these giant pandas at the smithsonians‘ national zoo in washington dc. th

it's a species of giant tortoise — it was last seen alive in 1906 — but last sunday a female fernandinack. i mean... idid not it is nice, isn't it? they can come back. i mean... i did not even know it existed, so, yes, i guess it is. someone was saying in the office today that we do not know where everything is, we do not know what island it might be lurking on. that rat yesterday, serious story. serious. the guest said it was outlining a major problem of extinction. at least that tortoise has come back. yes, good news there. how many may be coming back, too? we do know what is coming next on bbc news. outside source. and the headlines. from us, goodbye. hello. today was a warm day for this time of year but also a record breaking day in scotland. this was aberdeenshire. earlier on it was 18 that beats the previous february record set in the 19th century. two reasons for the warmth. our air is coming from south. it is travelling over the mountains. when the air descends on the other side of the mountains, it is the effect. you can find out more of that online. not as cold in scotland as