Rare giant tortoise dies
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Lonesome">Lonesome</span> <span word="George">George</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conservation">conservation</span> <span word="icon">icon</span>, <span word="died">died</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="causes">causes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Galapagos">Galapagos</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="about">about</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.</p><p><span word="Lonesome">Lonesome</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1972 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Galapagos">Galapagos</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="some">some</span> 180,000 <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="ranger">ranger</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tortoises">tortoises</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="Lonesome">Lonesome</span> <span word="George">George</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="motionless">motionless</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Galapagos">Galapagos</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="Edwin">Edwin</span> <span word="Naula">Naula</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="breeding">breeding</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archipelago">archipelago</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pen">pen</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="longtime">longtime</span> <span word="keeper">keeper</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lonesome">Lonesome</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="catalyst">catalyst</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archipelago">archipelago</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lonesome">Lonesome</span> <span word="George">George</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convening">convening</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="workshop">workshop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="strategies">strategies</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="restoring">restoring</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Lonesome">Lonesome</span> <span word="George">George</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legacy">legacy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Galapagos">Galapagos</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="George">George</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Pinta">Pinta</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smallest">smallest</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Galapagos">Galapagos</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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