Death of Lonesome George the Tortoise Gives Extinction a Face

Monday, July 2, 2012 - 17:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The world took notice when Lonesome George died, marking the end of his subspecies. But for researchers and workers in the Galápagos Islands, his death also takes a personal tone.

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