Diego Ribas

A huge turtle, whose legendary libido has been credited with saving his species from extinction, a return to The Wild on the Galapagos Islands .

Diego was selected among the 14 male turtles to participate in a breeding program on The Island of Santa Cruz .

The program is a success, it was the turtles, the production of More Than 2,000 giant since it began in the 1960s.

Diego 's sex-drive was told that one of the main reasons.

The 100-year-old turtle has sired hundreds of offspring, to 800 by some estimates.

The program is now finished, and Diego is again said in his native island of Española in March, the Galápagos National Park service (PNG).

He located an 1,800-strong turtle population, at least 40%, The Park rangers think he has witnessed.

"He bore a large proportion to the line that we have re-Española," Jorge Carrion , The Park 's Director, told the news Agency AFP news agency.

"There is a feeling of happiness, the possibility of returning the turtle to its natural state. "

The Park service Diego believes was from the Galápagos 80 years ago by a scientific expedition.

Around 50 Years , has sired there were only two males and 12 females, of Diego living species on Espanola.

To save his species Chelonoidis hoodensis, Diego from the California the San Diego Zoo.

Diego is currently in quarantine, before his triumphant return to Española as one of the oldest parts of the Galápagos.

The Galápagos Islands , 906km (563 mi) West of continental Ecuador, are a Unesco world heritage site, worldwide known for its unique range of plants and animals.

The native species on the Galapagos, including iguanas and turtles, played an important role in the development of Charles Darwin 's theory of Evolution.

the tourists all over the world travel there to see its diversity of species.

Source of news: bbc.com