Lonesome George
Just found out about ‘Lonesome George’ on Yahoo! News. Lonesome George is the very last of his kind: The Pinta Island Tortoise. He’s a type of Galapagos tortoise. L.G is the sole surviving member of the Pinta Island Race, the giant tortoise being a symbol for the fragility of the Galapagos Islands, and a constant reminder for vigilance and conservation of the species. The species was considered extinct until 1971, when a lone sample was located by rangers. Since then, the Charles Darwin Research Station has been searching for a female tortoise, even posting a reward for ten-thousand bucks.
