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Bye-bye, George

By Janet Raloff / June 27, 2012

Gone but not forgotten: Lonesome George died on June 24 at an estimated age of 100. Credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age

Posted in Animals | Tagged captive breeding, Chelonoidis, Edwin Naula, Española Island, Galápagos, getinvolved, Lonesome George, Pinta Island, Santa Cruz, tortoise, Volcan Wolf Galápagos tortoise