On June 25, 2012, Lonesome George died, leaving one more extinct species in the world.
Lonesome George was the only living member of the Pinta Island tortoise ( Chelonoidis abingdoni) known to exist. The Pinta Island tortoise was only found on Pinta, one of the Galapagos Islands. The Charles Darwin Research Station, a scientific facility in the Galapagos, offered a $10,000 reward to any zoo or individual for locating a single Pinta Island tortoise female. On June 25, 2012, Lonesome George died, leaving one more extinct species in the world.