Lonesome George rare tortoise extinct

Lonesome Goerge: Galapagos tortoise extinct

Lonesome George, last remaining tortoise of his kind and a conservation icon, died on Sunday of unknown causes, the Galapagos National Park said. He was thought to be about 100 years old. Lonesome George was found in 1972 and had become a symbol of Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, which attracted some 180,000 visitors last year. IBNLive Reported.

Advertisement

The Galapagos’ giant tortoise population decreased after the arrival of humans but a recovery program run by the park and the Charles Darwin Foundation has increased the overall population from 3,000 in 1974 to 20,000 today.

Kinooze Little Writers Program

SPONSORED BY

What’s popular

ADVERTISEMENT


We’d love to hear from you!

Could you spare a few seconds to provide valuable feedback on your Kinooze experience?

Share your feedback on this link.


Posted

in

,

by

Comments

3 responses to “Lonesome Goerge: Galapagos tortoise extinct”

  1. Nishant Avatar
    Nishant

    Hope they are saving his DNA, so they can clone him in the future!

  2. gayatri Avatar
    gayatri

    He’s so cute.I wish I had seen him for real before he died

  3. Esha Avatar
    Esha

    Which species was Lonesome Goerge?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

We would love your feedback

X