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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

Lessons from a Lonely Tortoise

By Bryn Nelson / August 27, 2007

In the Galápagos Islands, scientists are struggling to save some of the most endangered creatures in the world.

Posted in Environment & Pollution | Tagged birds, Classification, ecology, endangered species, genetic comparison, Genetic diversity, mammals, molecular genetics, reptiles, reptiles/birds/mammals, tortoise