Over the decades, all attempts at mating Lonesome George had been unsuccessful. The Pinta Island tortoise was pronounced functionally extinct, as George was in captivity. No other Pinta Island tortoises were found. It was hoped that more Pinta Island tortoises would be found, either on Pinta Island or in one of the world's zoos, similar to the discovery of the Española Island male in San Diego.
He was relocated for his own safety to the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island, where he spent his life under the care of Fausto Llerena, for whom the tortoise breeding center is named. It is thought that he was named after a character played by American actor George Gobel. abingdonii population had been reduced to a single individual. The island's vegetation had been devastated by introduced feral goats, and the indigenous C. George was first seen on the island of Pinta on November 1, 1971, by Hungarian malacologist József Vágvölgyi. George serves as an important symbol for conservation efforts in the Galápagos Islands and throughout the world. In his last years, he was known as the rarest creature in the world. 1910 – June 24, 2012) was a male Pinta Island tortoise ( Chelonoidis niger abingdonii) and the last known individual of the subspecies. Lonesome George ( Spanish: Solitario George or Jorge, c. Taxidermied and on display at Galápagos National Park Lonesome George at Galápagos National Park headquarters in 2006Ĭhelonoidis niger abingdonii (Pinta Island tortoise)
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