Friday, June 27, 2025

Galapagos Island Tortoise, Lonesome George, Dies, Subspecies Now Extinct

Yesterday Lonesome George, the last of the Pinta Island subspecies of the giant tortoise, died, marking the total extinction of his subspecies. It’s a sad day, as Lonesome George became a symbol of other species on the brink of extinction, and an ambassador for Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands.