Dimensions
130 x 197 x 15mm
Lonesome George is on the stamps of the Galapagos Islands. He is a 5ft long, 200lb tortoise aged between 60 and 200. In 1971 he was discovered on the remote island of Pinta. He was carted off to his current home, the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz island. He has been there ever since, on the off-chance the scientific ingenuity will conjure up a way of reproducing hi, and resurrecting his species.
Henry Nicholls details the efforts of conservationists to preserve the Galapagos' unique biodiversity and illustrates how their experiences and discoveries are echoed the world over. His story draws together the islands' geology, evolution, history of human exploitation and imperilled future.
