Lonesome George was the last known Pinta Island tortoise, discovered in 1971 and cared for until his death in 2012 after decades of unsuccessful breeding attempts.
Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
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Lonesome George was found in 1971 and protected for decades as the last known Pinta Island tortoise.
His death in 2012 turned a conservation warning into a named individual memory.
He is archived because extinction becomes clearer when the last known animal has a name and a life history.
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