The Ballad of Lonesome George, The Galapagos’ Most Famous Tortoise

Photo credit: Wikipedia /Creative Commons Lonesome George is quite a character. He’s a Pinta Island tortoise, and, as Brian noted when he visited a few years ago , he’s the last of this breed. Yep, that means when he’s gone, that’s it — his species will be lost to the world forever. That doesn’t mean that all hope for him or his kind is lost, though…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The Ballad of Lonesome George, The Galapagos’ Most Famous Tortoise

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