'Lonesome George' dies

June 25, 2012

June 25, 2012 'Lonesome George' dies and with him another species of Galápagos giant tortoise, Chelonoidis abingdonii, becomes extinct. With this regrettable loss, at least 4 species of Galápagos giant tortoises have now disappeared, possibly due to human overexploitation. Charles Darwin himself…