After the hunting ceased, new animals introduced to the area overgrazed the lands until the tortoises lost their natural habitats. The Pinta Island Tortoise, (Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii), also known as the pinta giant tortoise, abingdon Island tortoise, or abingdon island giant. Giant tortoise conservation is a hot topic at Galapagos. Extinct (2012) Scientific classification. Unfortunately, they were almost wiped out by sailors and pirates who hunted them in the 1800s and 1900s. Pinta Island tortoise Lonesome George at the Charles Darwin Research Station in 2006, the last known individual of his species of Galápagos tortoise: Conservation status. Interestingly a tiny comm Main threats: the main threats to the species have been local consumption as well as habitat destruction from human activities such as channelization, damming, sand mining, and pollution. Pinta Island tortoises used to be abundant in the Galapagos Islands. elegans is extinct in Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana. An autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause of death of what was known to be the rarest animal on Earth. The Pinta Island Tortoise, Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni, was also called the Pinta Giant Tortoise or Abingdon Island Tortoise.
Naula believes that George, who was 100-years-old when he died, passed away due to heart failure brought about by old age. George was found lifeless near his watering hole by his caretaker and companion for the last 40 years, Edwin Naula. The giant tortoises of the Galpagos have become greatly depleted since European discovery of the islands in the 16th Century, with populations declining. But since there were no females in his subspecies - Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii - the scientific community tasted several instances of almost-victories that ultimately led to defeat. Scientists have tried to find George the perfect mate since he was discovered in 1971 in order to preserve his genes in living animals. Lonesome George, the only known Pinta Island tortoise in existence, passed away on June 24 at the Charles Darwin Research Station in the Galapagos Islands.
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