Podcasts about Lonesome George

Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dolly Jørgensen, Professor of History at the University of Stavanger in Norway and a specialist in the history of extinction.We start in 2012 with the death of a famous Galapagos tortoise called Lonesome George, who was the last of his species.Then, the incredible tale of how an Irish priest, Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, saved thousands of prisoners of war and Jews in Rome during World War 2.We hear how the Sino-Indian War of 1962 left a painful legacy for Indian families of Chinese descent.Plus, one of the signatories of the Schengen Agreement recalls the day it was signed in 1985.Finally, Ronald Reagan's former speechwriter looks back on the President's 1987 'Tear down this wall' speech, delivered in Berlin.Contributors: Dolly Jørgensen - Professor of History at the University of Stavanger. James Gibbs - Vice President of Science and Conservation at the Galapagos Conservancy. Hugh O'Flaherty - relative of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty. Joy Ma - Indian woman of Chinese descent born in the Deoli camp. Robert Goebbels - signed the Schengen Agreement. Peter Robinson - US President Reagan's former speechwriter.(Photo: Lonesome George the tortoise. Credit: Rodrigo Buendia/AFP Getty Images)

In 2012, Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his species died.George, from from Ecuador's Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, was a global symbol of conservation and brought to the attention of the world the reality of extinction.James Gibbs, vice president of science and conservation at the Galapagos conservancy knew George well. He looked after the tortoise in life, and in death. James says: “You know, moving Lonesome George across the islands by truck, people were asking, what's in the box? I said it's Lonesome George and people were crying and it was just very moving".He tells Gill Kearsley how time ran out for Lonesome George and about the legacy he left.Eye-witness accounts brought to life by archive. Witness History is for those fascinated by the past. We take you to the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there. For nine minutes every day, we take you back in time and all over the world, to examine wars, coups, scientific discoveries, cultural moments and much more. Recent episodes explore everything from football in Brazil, the history of the ‘Indian Titanic' and the invention of air fryers, to Public Enemy's Fight The Power, subway art and the political crisis in Georgia. We look at the lives of some of the most famous leaders, artists, scientists and personalities in history, including: visionary architect Antoni Gaudi and the design of the Sagrada Familia; Michael Jordan and his bespoke Nike trainers; Princess Diana at the Taj Mahal; and Görel Hanser, manager of legendary Swedish pop band Abba on the influence they've had on the music industry. You can learn all about fascinating and surprising stories, such as the time an Iraqi journalist hurled his shoes at the President of the United States in protest of America's occupation of Iraq; the creation of the Hollywood commercial that changed advertising forever; and the ascent of the first Aboriginal MP.(Photo: Lonesome George. Credit: Rodrigo Buendia /AFP via Getty Images)

On hearing the news of Lonesome George's death, the last Pinta Island tortoise, most people are likely to think it is sad and noteworthy news. But do we really care? As the world experiences what experts describe as the sixth mass extinction researchers have studied how people react to the news of animals, such as Lonesome George, disappearing from the planet for good. The team, led by University of Galway in collaboration with UCD and Maynooth University, turned to big data and the world of culturomics to measure how we react to the demise of animals and plants and whether we mourn their loss or if we are numb to the effects. The full study has been published in the journal Animal Conservation and is available here. Dr Kevin Healy, School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute at University of Galway, said, "Culturomics is an approach where we gather large amounts of online data to understand cultural patterns. In our study we tracked changes in tweets, and Wikipedia page visits before and after the extinction of eight species ranging from Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise, to more obscure species such as the bean snail." The research team analysed data of more than two million Wikipedia page visits and more than 100,000 tweets and retweets on Twitter between 2007 and 2023, relating to eight species now extinction species including the Pinta Giant Tortoise; the Christmas Island Whiptail-skink; the Bramble Cay Mosaic-tailed Rat; the Alagoas Foliage-gleaner; Captain Cook's Bean Snail; the Oahu Treesnail; the Rabb's fringe-limbed treefrog and the West African black rhinoceros, to test if people increased engagement after the extinction and how global it was. By measuring interactions on both X and visits to Wikipedia, the researchers were able to gauge how people engage with the more immediate world of social media in comparison to the expected slower paced world of an online encyclopaedia. The study showed that while tweets, retweets and posts on X relating to a species increased after its extinction, this was only a short-lived phenomenon. In contrast, visits to Wikipedia pages relating to an extinction had longer lasting engagement. Dr Susan Canavan, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway and lead author on the study, said, "Overall, we found that people mentioned a species on twitter more often directly after its extinction, however this increase was quite short lived. However, when we looked at Wikipedia page visits the increase in page visits after an extinction was sustained for far longer." The researchers also found that the most commonly used words are strongly associated with sadness and that for a brief moment even those relatively obscure species found in highly localised parts of the world are mourned across the globe. Dr Canavan added, "Overall, it does look like people care and are saddened by the news of extinction. We see words like 'RIP' and 'lost' commonly appear, and that the location of tweets expand from close to the species range, to across the globe after extinction." However, while people display a sense of caring on hearing news of extinction, where they hear it from, or how they hear it, was found to be an important driver in how they engage with it. The researchers found that a small cohort of "influencers" drive the majority of engagement on X. For example, engagement on X after the extinction of the West African black rhinoceros were heavily influenced by posts from the comedian Ricky Gervais. And while people respond to the news of extinction on mainstream media, there was no noticeable increase in engagement or page visits associated with official extinction announcements from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Dr Healy said, "From a conservation point of view, these results show that we can do better in communicating species extinction by more clearly linking in with media outlets and engaging with particular parts of social media. People's ...

Joe Campbell-McArdle & Myles McCormack

The giant Galápagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals in the world, and Lonesome George was the last of his particular species when he met conservationist Washington Tapia. They would go on to develop a bond that would inspire Washington to dedicate his life to protecting the tortoises of the Galápagos. A transcript of this episode is available at podcast.duolingo.com.

Episode 160 feat. Adam, Toddy, SMac and Toddy J. Come send it with the boys, as we discuss, Whale watching, Hogs Breath, Drunken Maccas, Toddy's orchiectomy, Butchers dick's, Tom Hanks, Zion Williamson, The world's shittest bus driver, Chet Hanks, Lonesome George, Tim Tszyu, Ugly babies, Australia, and much more... Please forward all complaints to: bigsendbigchat@gmail.com

Maurizio Casiraghi"Sempre più soli"Il pianeta alle soglie della sesta estinzioneIl Mulinohttps: //mulino.itNon possiamo più permetterci di pensare che la salvezza dell'uomo non sia anche la salvezza di tutte le altre specie viventi. Prima capiremo che l'unica soluzione possibile è salvarsi insieme, prima riusciremo a pensare a una strategia efficace.Cosa accomuna il triste destino delle ultime due femmine di rinoceronte bianco, Najin e Fatu, di Lonesome George, solitaria testuggine gigante, del lupo di Tasmania e dell'alca impenne? Sono tutti protagonisti di quella che possiamo definire la sesta estinzione di massa. Secondo le stime attuali, il 99,9% delle specie del nostro pianeta è già scomparso, ma se in passato erano stati immensi disastri naturali a causare le cosiddette «big five», le cinque precedenti grandi estinzioni, oggi nell'era dell'Antropocene, i responsabili dei cambiamenti nella biodiversità siamo noi, la «specie prepotente». Non c'è da girarci intorno, e Maurizio Casiraghi, appassionato zoologo, non lo fa. Con straordinaria capacità narrativa ci coinvolge in storie toccanti e rivelatorie, e ci richiama all'azione. Sta a noi cambiare atteggiamento verso il pianeta e i suoi condomini, e fare in modo che si possa continuare ad abitarlo. Perché il mondo senza panda non è solo meno bello, ma rischia di essere un luogo per noi sempre meno ospitale.Maurizio Casiraghi insegna Zoologia ed evoluzione all'Università di Milano-Bicocca dove è anche Prorettore alla didattica. Da sempre appassionato di insetti, ha unito le sue linee di ricerca sotto lo sguardo evolutivo della biologia, occupandosi di socialità delle vespe, parassitismo e simbiosi tra animali e batteri.IL POSTO DELLE PAROLEascoltare fa pensarehttps://ilpostodelleparole.itQuesto show fa parte del network Spreaker Prime. Se sei interessato a fare pubblicità in questo podcast, contattaci su https://www.spreaker.com/show/1487855/advertisement

In this episode, Hita speaks with Dr. Sarah Bezan who is a scholar of environmental humanities currently employed as a Lecturer in Literature and the Environment at the Radical Humanities Laboratory at University College Cork in Ireland. Previously she was a post-doctoral Research Associate at the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity in The University of York in the United Kingdom. In this conversation, they chat about how participating in a paleo dig and uncovering a Mosasaur skeleton sparked in her a curiosity that led to her current engagement with making sense of extinction. They speak about artistic representations of extinct animals such as Harri Kallio's representations of the dodo bird on an island in Mauritius or Mark Dion's Ichthyosaur installation, and how they manipulate imaginaries surrounding the temporal and spatial boundaries of the extinct species. In describing these imaginaries, they discuss the idea of animal atopias, a term she coined to refer to those placeless places surrounding extinction, where the animal exists not on a spatially defined space but a constructed one, evoking a nostalgia for what once was. They discuss about Sarah's experiences on the Galapagos Islands where she studied the taxidermic specimen of Lonesome George, the last representative of the Pinta island tortoises and her observation that the extinct body is essentially an exploded one raising questions about what it means to be the last representative of a species and the responsibility that death places upon such individuals. They reflect upon how practices of taxidermy and museum curatorship are essentially performative, designed to evoke a specific emotion or knowledge, rendering them hyper visible, while subsuming others. They discuss de-extinction projects such as the Jurassic World like attempts at reviving the woolly mammoth or even theoretical ideas of re-creating Neanderthals as proposed by George Church are all ways in which we attempt to revive prehistoric fantasies of the human – a fantasy nevertheless that is separate from the idea of the modern human. The conversation concludes with some reflections on interdisciplinary research and the responsibility that early career scholars are placed with when attempting to straddle multiple schools of thought. Sarah's personal website: https://www.sarahbezan.com/ Some of the references we cite during the conversation are listed below: “Dodo Birds and the Anthropogenic Wonderlands of Harri Kallio.” Parallax, 25, no. 4, 2019: 427-445. (*To be reprinted as a foreword to Harri Kallio, The Dodo and Mauritius Island: Imaginary Encounters, 2nd Edition. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2023). “The Endling Taxidermy of Lonesome George: Iconographies of Extinction at the End of the Line.” Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology, vol. 27, no. 2, 2019, pp. 211-238. Co-Edited by Sarah Bezan and Susan McHugh. “A Darwinism of the Muck and Mire: Decomposing Eco- and Zoopoetics in Stephen Collis and Jordan Scott's decomp.” In Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics. Ed. Roland Borgards, Catrin Gersdof, Frederike Middelhoff, and Sebastian Schönbeck. Freiburg: Rombach Verlag “Cultural Animal Studies Series,” 2019, 241-253. Animal Remains. Co-edited by Sarah Bezan and Robert McKay. Routledge Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture Series. London: Routledge, 2022. “Taxidermic Forms and Fictions.” A special issue of Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology, 27, no. 2, 2019, pp. 131-138. Co-Edited by Sarah Bezan and Susan McHugh, Johns Hopkins University Press. Heise, Ursula K. Imagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Jørgensen, Dolly. “Endling, the Power of the Last in an Extinction-Prone World.” Environmental Philosophy 14, no. 1 (2017): 119–38.  

Livet erbjuder ständigt händelser som kan kallas den första eller den sista. Kritikern Magnus Halldin reflekterar över inledningar och avslut mellan första andetaget och sista måltiden. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad den 18 augusti 2020. Mina barn leker i rummet intill. De delar en lek som pågått snart ett decennium, vid havsstranden, i trädgårdar, trapphus och skogar. Överallt leken. Tillsammans formar de en barndomsberättelse, som dag för dag vittnar om ett alltmer avancerat upplägg, en växande förståelse av världen. Det är en lycka att emellanåt bjudas in och delta, lite valhänt, som när man samtalar på ett språk man inte till fullo behärskar. Deras barndom pågår nu, och den kommer inte åter. Själv bär jag ett tydligt minne av lekens slut. Det är i mitt pojkrum och jag har noggrant förberett en lek, men i det kritiska ögonblick då den ska bryta ut stannar jag upp, tvekande. Leken, som i åratal flödat ur mig, uteblir. Jag minns att det var som att ropa efter någon i en ödelagd korridor. Leken svarade inte. Vad hände? Tankfullt plockade jag ihop den värld jag byggt upp, förpackade den och sköt in lådan. Det var sista gången jag försökte leka, åtminstone som barn. Det underliga är att jag förstod det i samma stund, och den hösten tömdes mitt rum på leksaker, inte utan en stolt lättnad. Men vart tog allt vägen? De få leksaker som finns kvar är de som vilat i någon kartong på vinden, och som mina barn med entusiasm adopterat sedan de återfunnits. Livet erbjuder ständigt händelser som kan kallas den första eller den sista. Själv ser jag dem som melankoliska kategorier, där vi tvingas ställa händelser mot varandra och väga nuet mot det förflutna. Glipan eller avgrunden mellan två händelser är till brädden fylld av tid, och vi avkrävs en inställning till det som varit men inte längre är. Jag kan inte minnas första gången jag lekte, men det är med sorg jag minns dagen då leken tog slut. Varför är språket och kulturen så besatt av det första, gärna på bekostnad av det sista? Är det av skräck inför utslocknandet som vi vägrar acceptera att något sker för sista gången? Antonymerna första och sista styr ofta vårt tänkande. De verkligt avgörande händelser vi minns eller vårdar, och kallar första och sista, är livets gränsupplevelser: första och sista hjärtslaget, första och sista andetaget. Om många händelser vi kallar första äger vi kunskap redan när de inträffar, och vi bär dem sedan med oss som minnen, ljusa eller mörka. Om de sista däremot lever vi ofta i okunskap. Att låta hotelldörren slå igen; kanske aldrig mer det här rummet, den här utsikten, tornseglarna och San Marco där borta i diset. Alla dessa små ögonblick när vi blir varse innebörden av begreppet sista, men vägrar acceptera det. Ibland är det istället okunskapen om att något är för sista gången som gör att vi kan överleva vissa situationer utan att gå under: sista kyssen innan tåget rullade mot fronten, sista gången hon badade i havet, sista gången jag såg mitt barn. Många av de konstruktioner som finns inbäddade i språket har ofta sitt fokus inställt på just ytterflankerna. Men tanke och språk verkar emellanåt i en försonande riktning, för att påminna oss om att sträckan mellan första och sista kan vara rik på besläktade händelser. Det är påfallande hur verklighetens några gånger i minnet upphöjs till ofta eller vi brukade. Det är med den här typen av konstruktioner Marcel Proust arbetar när han i sina försök att hålla fast det förflutna koncentrerar sig på de glädjeämnen som i barndomen var återkommande, de vanor som binder samman generationer och gör barndomen till en trygg kedja av förutsägbara händelser. Jag har funderat över den sällsamma respekt som ibland visas den dödsdömde, vars hela tillvaro efter domen består av händelser med etiketten den sista. I sin väntan hålls den dödsdömde frisk av tillkallade läkare och själasörjare, han får inte gå händelserna i förväg. Men kanske kan han, som en barmhärtighetsgest, få röka en sista cigarett eller till och med komponera sin sista måltid. Vad han väljer för mat visar vad han njöt av i livet, men som nu ska tas ifrån honom. Denna intima information om den dödsdömdes val av sista måltid delas girigt av journalister, och ingår i berättelsen om hans sista timmar. I det förlovade landets dödsfabriker steks många hamburgare; behöver det sägas att dessa sista måltider ofta förblir orörda? Ibland tänker jag på Ricky Ray Rector, som ansågs ha en funktionsnedsättning, och som trots starka protester runtom i världen avrättades i Arkansas 1992. Ett tecken på att han inte förstod situationens allvar var att han sparade sista måltidens dessert, en pekanpaj, till senare. Hur ser människans villkor ut i vår nuvarande situation, i den obehagliga skarven mellan holocens slut och antropocens början? Mellan första uppkomsten av liv i haven och vårt nuvarande tillstånd, där vår förmenta intelligens kan förstöra planeten, har behovet av en ny och vig civilisationskritik uppstått. En kritik som ställer stora krav på den enskilde. I kuriositetskabinett och naturaliesamlingar på världens museer kan vi se uppstoppade exemplar av numera utrotade djurarter eller förlorade växter som torkats i herbarier och blivit sepiafärgade, mätta av år. Ett gränslöst vemod. Särskilt starkt minns jag en dåsig eftermiddag i Jardin des Plantes i Paris, då jag plötsligt väcktes till liv inför en dront i en av de svagt upplysta montrarna. En för sent anländ uppfordran. Eller på Naturhistoriska riksmuseet i Stockholm, där man kan se Linnélärjungen Anders Sparrmans lilla kvagga, som fördes till Sverige från Sydafrika 1775. Denna vackra zebraliknande varelse, för alltid utplånad ur de levandes skara. Det finns bara tjugotalet döda exemplar bevarade i världen, de flesta som uttorkade skinn. Den allra sista dog i en djurpark i Amsterdam 1883. På en av Galapagosöarna levde den hundraårige Lonesome George, den sista kända individen av pintasköldpaddan, vars utdragna död 2012 bevakades av medier från hela världen. Nu är arten utplånad, aldrig möjlig att ersätta. Våra första minnen bärs den längsta sträckan, förankras och fördjupas. Senare minnen bärs en kortare sträcka, men densiteten kan vara hög. Vissa minnen saknar halveringstid; det gäller ofta de plågsamma. Vilhelm Ekelund skriver: Det är ej huvudsaken ( så underligt är det med människan) att ett sår läkes : men att det hålles rent! Ett öppet sår är en ständig händelse. Kommer livet behålla sina vackra stunder även inför döden? Vad kommer sjukdom och smärta att göra med minnet av våra lyckliga ögonblick? Det är en nåd att ibland sväva i okunskap om vad som är den sista gången. Vilken fasa att minnas sista gången vi älskade. På våra europeiska breddgrader varar en graviditet åtminstone över tre årstider. I höjd med den fjärde föds barnet. Precis som hjärtat slår ett sista slag, har det någon gång slagit sitt första. Magnus Halldin, kritiker

How do we describe the last of any living thing, plant or animal? Is there even a word for something, some individual that is the last of its kind?  And does it matter? According to scientist and historian, Dr. Lydia Pyne, one useful word may be, "Endling." In her new book, Endlings: Fables for the Anthropocene, she explains why these “last individuals” are poignant characters in the stories that humans tell themselves about today's Anthropocene.  From Benjamin the thylacine to Celia the ibex to Lonesome George the Galápagos tortoise, endlings, Pyne argues, have the power to shape how we think about grief, mourning, and loss amid the world's sixth mass extinction. Animal Care Software KONG Zoo Zoo Logic Podcast  

Wie kaum ein anderes Tier stand der einsame Schildkrötenmann für die rücksichtslose Ausbeutung der Natur. Nur er hatte anscheinend das jahrhundertelange Gemetzel durch Seefahrer überlebt, die seine Artgenossen als Proviant mitnahmen.

Lonesome George war die wohl berühmteste Schildkröte der Welt. Das Reptil war 1971 auf den Galápagos-Inseln vor Ecuador entdeckt worden galt lange als letzter Vertreter seiner Unterart. So wurde er zur Ikone der Umwelt- und Artenschutzbewegung. Wie kaum ein anderes Tier stand der einsame Schildkrötenmann für die rücksichtslose Ausbeutung der Natur. Und auch das Leben vom einsamen George war abenteuerlich: mit gescheiterten Paarungsversuchen, aufdringlichen Fans und dramatischen Geiselnahmen. Von Martina Meissner.

Heute ist ein besonderer Gedenktag – der Weltschildkrötentag! Doch warum sind die gepanzerten Charmebolzen weltweit so beliebt und sogar tief in der Mythik verschiedener Kulturkreise verankert? Schildkröten können ja nicht nur alt werden, die Spezies ist auch eine der ältesten. Es gibt Sie auf dem Globus seit mehr als 220 Millionen Jahre! Und sie begeistern durch ihre Anpassungsfähigkeit, den bedachten Lebenswandel, der ein Methusalem-Alter erlaubt und ihren friedlichen Charakter! Prominente Vertreter, wie „Lonesome George“, „Jonathan“ oder „Harriett“ sind meist Riesenschildkröten von den Galapagos Inseln oder den Seychellen und faszinieren uns -wie bei Jonathan- mit einem Geburtstagen in den 30er Jahren des 19. Jahrhunderts. Was während des Lebens dieser Schildkröten alles passiert ist!

“It was a love affair with the earth under my feet” Stephanie talks on:· Her crossroads moment in the magic of Mother Nature. · Noticing nature – how living a basic existence enabled her to see and feel more.· Adaptability and creating a business that's right for you.· Growing organically and advocating appropriate tourism.· Surviving Coronavirus in the Galapagos – be humble and less judgemental.· Post Covid optimism - a sustainable future and the mindful tourist.· The juggle is real - managing a business as a woman.You can find out more about Stephanie and her husband Michael's safari camp at www.galapagossafaricamp.com or follow them on Instagram @galapagos_safari_campAnd as promised, read the story of Lonesome George here https://www.galapagossafaricamp.com/galapagos-safari-experiences/lonesome-george-galapagosFind out more about REALWORK on Instagram @doreal.work or visit www.doreal.work The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery is produced by Buckers from Decibelle Creative, find her on Instagram: @decibelle_creative and here: www.decibellecreative.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we talk to Gitte Westergaard, doctoral fellow associated with the Greenhouse Environmental Humanities Research Group at the University of Stavanger, and our colleague in the RTG minor cosmopolitanisms, Anne Maabjerg Mikkelsen. Both researchers deal with questions within the environmental humanities, exploring the posthuman through the prism of concepts like sacrality and liminality. The point of departure for the conversation is Gitte's article, co-written with Dolly Jørgensen, titled "Making Specimens Sacred: Putting the Bodies of Solitario Jorge and Cụ Rùa on Display”. The conversation weaves Gitte's work on the display of extinct giant tortoise Lonesome George's remains in the Galapagos through with Anne's work with the Ọ̀ṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove in Nigeria and its inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage site. For links, a list of references, and more information about our guests please visit https://minor.hypotheses.org/podcast Our amazing intro track is by Shane Cooper, called "Bass in the Bathroom", from the album "Small Songs for Big Times", March 2020. For more, please visit shanecopper.bandcamp.com/

Wie sich ein Schildkröten-Männchen bis zu seinem Tod weigerte, sich fortzupflanzen – und das Internet ihm ein Denkmal setzte.

Love science and conservation? Want to discover new ways to protect our species? Elle Kaye chats with guests who work within the science genre, but whose job titles may need a little unpacking. Strap in for entomology, taxidermy, diaphonization, pet remains, human pathology and all those that work with specimens. In episode 011, Elle chats with George about starting his career in his parent's basement, to becoming an internationally recognised wildlife artist with clients like the American Natural History Museum, National Geographic and Oxford University, working with Lonesome George, and the incredible highs and the lows of the job.  George Dante www.wildlifepreservations.com www.instagram.com/georgedante Edward Wilson Theory of Biophilia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biophilia_hypothesis Lonesome George https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_George George Dante's work with Lonesome George https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKbO2B7po0 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lonesome-george-the-last-of-his-kind-strikes-his-final-pose/ https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/lonesome-george/lonesome-george-at-the-museum ‘Stuffed' Documentary on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/Stuffed-Allis-Markham/dp/B083R1Z27H Bryan Christy and Tracking Ivory https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tracking-ivory/article.html https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2017/05/09/how-saving-elephants-got-one-national-geographic-explorer-arrested/ ­Elle Kaye Socials www.instagram.com/ellekayetaxidermy www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk Specimens Pod www.twitter.com/specimenspod https://linktr.ee/specimenspod www.instagram.com/specimenspod Merch https://www.ellekayetaxidermy.co.uk/product-page/specimenspodmerch Artwork © 2020 Madison Erin Mayfield  http://madisonerinmayfield.com/ https://www.instagram.com/madisonerinmayfield/ Music Giraffes – Harrison Amer via PremiumBeat.com  Edited and Produced by Elle Kaye Concept/Title © 2020 Elle Kaye

It's another two-for-one on Talkin' Rock. Lonesome George is up first talking about his latest, Live in Boston, 1982: The Complete Concert. We discuss the album, plus.. -What songs of his translate best live -The use of Bad To The Bone in movies -His favorite live albums -Turning 71 -A Detroit Icon he played with.... (Around the 12 minute mark) Then, it's a 15 year old interview with the legendary Iron Maiden singer, Bruce Dickinson. As WRIF turns 50, I've been going through the archives and found this gem. There's so much good content on here that stills holds up today, like... -Meeting his hero Arthur Brown -An Osbourne's tiff -Flying -A Spinal Tap moment on stage and lots more. Two great interviews with a couple bonified bad asses Enjoy! -Meltdown- https://www.georgethorogood.com/ https://www.ironmaiden.com/ https://wrif.com/podcasts/talkin-rock-with-meltdown/     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named ‘Lonesome George’, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands. Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Jessica KubzanskyProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJaime Alvarez as Pedro/ChicoStephanie Beatriz as Ana OrtegaDaniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/AlbertoRichard Gallegos as Tito/BernardoDaniel Guzman as Gonzalo ReyesJustin Huen as Jorge/ManuelJay Montalvo as Miguel MendozaW. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm GearyJos Viramontes as Carlos ZavalaCynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines

In an emotional ecosystem as complex as that of our planet, is life nothing more than survival of the fittest? Michael Hollinger based his probing work on the real-life giant tortoise named ‘Lonesome George’, and the efforts to preserve his species that threatened the livelihood of the native fishermen on the Galàpagos Islands.Tooth and Claw is part of L.A. Theatre Works’ Relativity Series featuring science-themed plays. Lead funding for the Relativity Series is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, bridging science and the arts in the modern world.Directed by Jessica KubzanskyProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergJaime Alvarez as Pedro/ChicoStephanie Beatriz as Ana OrtegaDaniel Chacón as Park Official/Tour Guide/AlbertoRichard Gallegos as Tito/BernardoDaniel Guzman as Gonzalo ReyesJustin Huen as Jorge/ManuelJay Montalvo as Miguel MendozaW. Morgan Sheppard as Malcolm GearyJos Viramontes as Carlos ZavalaCynthia Watros as Schuyler Baines

Livet erbjuder ständigt händelser som kan kallas den första eller den sista. Kritikern Magnus Halldin reflekterar över inledningar och avslut mellan första andetaget och sista måltiden. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. Ursprungligen publicerad den 18 augusti 2020. Mina barn leker i rummet intill. De delar en lek som pågått snart ett decennium, vid havsstranden, i trädgårdar, trapphus och skogar. Överallt leken. Tillsammans formar de en barndomsberättelse, som dag för dag vittnar om ett alltmer avancerat upplägg, en växande förståelse av världen. Det är en lycka att emellanåt bjudas in och delta, lite valhänt, som när man samtalar på ett språk man inte till fullo behärskar. Deras barndom pågår nu, och den kommer inte åter. Själv bär jag ett tydligt minne av lekens slut. Det är i mitt pojkrum och jag har noggrant förberett en lek, men i det kritiska ögonblick då den ska bryta ut stannar jag upp, tvekande. Leken, som i åratal flödat ur mig, uteblir. Jag minns att det var som att ropa efter någon i en ödelagd korridor. Leken svarade inte. Vad hände? Tankfullt plockade jag ihop den värld jag byggt upp, förpackade den och sköt in lådan. Det var sista gången jag försökte leka, åtminstone som barn. Det underliga är att jag förstod det i samma stund, och den hösten tömdes mitt rum på leksaker, inte utan en stolt lättnad. Men vart tog allt vägen? De få leksaker som finns kvar är de som vilat i någon kartong på vinden, och som mina barn med entusiasm adopterat sedan de återfunnits. Livet erbjuder ständigt händelser som kan kallas den första eller den sista. Själv ser jag dem som melankoliska kategorier, där vi tvingas ställa händelser mot varandra och väga nuet mot det förflutna. Glipan eller avgrunden mellan två händelser är till brädden fylld av tid, och vi avkrävs en inställning till det som varit men inte längre är. Jag kan inte minnas första gången jag lekte, men det är med sorg jag minns dagen då leken tog slut. Varför är språket och kulturen så besatt av det första, gärna på bekostnad av det sista? Är det av skräck inför utslocknandet som vi vägrar acceptera att något sker för sista gången? Antonymerna första och sista styr ofta vårt tänkande. De verkligt avgörande händelser vi minns eller vårdar, och kallar första och sista, är livets gränsupplevelser: första och sista hjärtslaget, första och sista andetaget. Om många händelser vi kallar första äger vi kunskap redan när de inträffar, och vi bär dem sedan med oss som minnen, ljusa eller mörka. Om de sista däremot lever vi ofta i okunskap. Att låta hotelldörren slå igen; kanske aldrig mer det här rummet, den här utsikten, tornseglarna och San Marco där borta i diset. Alla dessa små ögonblick när vi blir varse innebörden av begreppet sista, men vägrar acceptera det. Ibland är det istället okunskapen om att något är för sista gången som gör att vi kan överleva vissa situationer utan att gå under: sista kyssen innan tåget rullade mot fronten, sista gången hon badade i havet, sista gången jag såg mitt barn. Många av de konstruktioner som finns inbäddade i språket har ofta sitt fokus inställt på just ytterflankerna. Men tanke och språk verkar emellanåt i en försonande riktning, för att påminna oss om att sträckan mellan första och sista kan vara rik på besläktade händelser. Det är påfallande hur verklighetens några gånger i minnet upphöjs till ofta eller vi brukade. Det är med den här typen av konstruktioner Marcel Proust arbetar när han i sina försök att hålla fast det förflutna koncentrerar sig på de glädjeämnen som i barndomen var återkommande, de vanor som binder samman generationer och gör barndomen till en trygg kedja av förutsägbara händelser. Jag har funderat över den sällsamma respekt som ibland visas den dödsdömde, vars hela tillvaro efter domen består av händelser med etiketten den sista. I sin väntan hålls den dödsdömde frisk av tillkallade läkare och själasörjare, han får inte gå händelserna i förväg. Men kanske kan han, som en barmhärtighetsgest, få röka en sista cigarett eller till och med komponera sin sista måltid. Vad han väljer för mat visar vad han njöt av i livet, men som nu ska tas ifrån honom. Denna intima information om den dödsdömdes val av sista måltid delas girigt av journalister, och ingår i berättelsen om hans sista timmar. I det förlovade landets dödsfabriker steks många hamburgare; behöver det sägas att dessa sista måltider ofta förblir orörda? Ibland tänker jag på Ricky Ray Rector, som ansågs ha en funktionsnedsättning, och som trots starka protester runtom i världen avrättades i Arkansas 1992. Ett tecken på att han inte förstod situationens allvar var att han sparade sista måltidens dessert, en pekanpaj, till senare. Hur ser människans villkor ut i vår nuvarande situation, i den obehagliga skarven mellan holocens slut och antropocens början? Mellan första uppkomsten av liv i haven och vårt nuvarande tillstånd, där vår förmenta intelligens kan förstöra planeten, har behovet av en ny och vig civilisationskritik uppstått. En kritik som ställer stora krav på den enskilde. I kuriositetskabinett och naturaliesamlingar på världens museer kan vi se uppstoppade exemplar av numera utrotade djurarter eller förlorade växter som torkats i herbarier och blivit sepiafärgade, mätta av år. Ett gränslöst vemod. Särskilt starkt minns jag en dåsig eftermiddag i Jardin des Plantes i Paris, då jag plötsligt väcktes till liv inför en dront i en av de svagt upplysta montrarna. En för sent anländ uppfordran. Eller på Naturhistoriska riksmuseet i Stockholm, där man kan se Linnélärjungen Anders Sparrmans lilla kvagga, som fördes till Sverige från Sydafrika 1775. Denna vackra zebraliknande varelse, för alltid utplånad ur de levandes skara. Det finns bara tjugotalet döda exemplar bevarade i världen, de flesta som uttorkade skinn. Den allra sista dog i en djurpark i Amsterdam 1883. På en av Galapagosöarna levde den hundraårige Lonesome George, den sista kända individen av pintasköldpaddan, vars utdragna död 2012 bevakades av medier från hela världen. Nu är arten utplånad, aldrig möjlig att ersätta. Våra första minnen bärs den längsta sträckan, förankras och fördjupas. Senare minnen bärs en kortare sträcka, men densiteten kan vara hög. Vissa minnen saknar halveringstid; det gäller ofta de plågsamma. Vilhelm Ekelund skriver: Det är ej huvudsaken ( så underligt är det med människan) att ett sår läkes : men att det hålles rent! Ett öppet sår är en ständig händelse. Kommer livet behålla sina vackra stunder även inför döden? Vad kommer sjukdom och smärta att göra med minnet av våra lyckliga ögonblick? Det är en nåd att ibland sväva i okunskap om vad som är den sista gången. Vilken fasa att minnas sista gången vi älskade. På våra europeiska breddgrader varar en graviditet åtminstone över tre årstider. I höjd med den fjärde föds barnet. Precis som hjärtat slår ett sista slag, har det någon gång slagit sitt första. Magnus Halldin, kritiker

In this episode, Mrs. A visits the Darwin Research Center on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos, pays her respects to Lonesome George, once known as the rarest organism on the planet, and meets Diego, the tortoise who single handedly saved his species from extinction For questions or ideas for future topics, contact me on twitter.com/ateacherwhotrav

What does tortoise taste like? What shouldn't you tamp explosives with? What was rushed to San Francisco as food to deal with the influx of people during the Gold Rush? Natt Tapley finds out in today's Date Fight!

THE LAST OF HIS KIND. Lonesome George lived a life filled with loneliness and fame. He was the last Pinta Island Tortoise known to man. The Galapagos Islands are a fascinating corner of the world where animals thrived for thousands of years (before us humans came along). Lonesome George became a symbol of conservation and perseverance! We dive deep into his life, his species, the history of the Galapagos, as well as how the great people at the American Museum of Natural History were able to immortalize him forever! Email us - animals@danspetcare.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ltaca/support

Join us this week as Jane shares a historical bedtime story about a woman accused of being a witch, Jenny brings us down further by talking about a very rad (but lonely) tortoise, and Linda brings us back up by talking about boobies and turtle sex! Promo for our friends at Friends and Flayers and a shoutout to our buds at Origin of Speakcies! Check out the Galapagos Conservancy here: https://www.galapagos.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A day after the Iowa Democratic Caucus, we’re told results are still just around the corner. But the damage from a historic vote-counting fail is already being felt, and Iowa could be the biggest loser. Meanwhile, we’ll look at the big issues that might come up in tonight’s State of the Union Address by checking out the guest list. Also on today’s show: Democrats float an alternative to impeachment, and why one lonely creature might not have been the last of his kind.

This one was really all over the place but in a fun way! Rachel and Dan talk about their favorite colors and color combos to play, which somehow leads to a 10 minute tangent about turtle sex which somehow leads back to figuring out once and for all which of the five colors is the most blatantly sexual. This might be one to wear headphones for if you're at work. Sorry about that.

This week isn't all minigames, but it feels like it is! Nate and Shannon are joined by Alyssa B (Geeks Who Drink, Curer of Cancer) for an episode about ANIMALS. We talk about Zoolatry, Animal Farm, Koko's Kittens, Squirrel Girl, and Lonesome George. Plus, we play Recast, Thunderdome, FMK and Band Name! Will Alyssa fuck a buff kangaroo? Will Shannon choose a muppet over a shapeshifter in a battle to the death? Will anyone want an expired can of beets? Find out on this especially unconditionally loving episode of our podcast!If you like our show, please spread the word! It's literally easier to spread than peanut butter even if it's not as tasty.Follow our Instagram at @avagueideapodcast!Give a look to Steno, www.stenodenver.com if you want in on an amazing co-working space.Check out Geeks Who Drink, wherever you are. And if you're in Denver, look for Alyssa's quizzes so you can see those Halloween costumes!Oh, and let's try to treat the environment like it matters... because it does! :D

Sarah and Alex are an ecological power-couple who are passionate about protecting biodiversity and also, through their business EnviroEdu, they raise awareness and educate future generations. We chat with them about some of the projects they've worked on in Australia and around the world including gorillas in Africa and also meeting Lonesome George in the Galápagos Islands.  

Daisy Gilardini is a photographer and conservationist specialized in the polar regions and North American bears. Her images have been published internationally by leading media outlets including National Geographic, Smithsonian, BBC Wildlife, and many, many others. Gilardini is a Canadian Geographic photographer-in-residence, member of the International League of Conservation Photographers, a fellow of “The Explorer Club”, and part of the Swiss Nikon Ambassador’s team, the SanDisk Extreme Team, the Lowepro Storytellers Team, and the SeaLegacy Collective. We chat about her travels to the polar regions, becoming a wildlife photographer, climate change, biodiversity, and much, much more! Daisy’s work: www.daisygilardini.com www.instagram.com/daisygilardini/ https://bit.ly/2MxTTVf Sources for topics discussed: Annenberg Center for Photography: https://annenbergphotospace.org/ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute: https://www.whoi.edu/ Dan Westergren: http://danwestergren.com/ UN Report - 1 Million Species At Risk: https://on.natgeo.com/2WqXxAM tech to absorb carbon dioxide: https://wapo.st/2WqCDAO Cattle seaweed: https://bit.ly/2EXVj5h The Ocean Cleanup: www.theoceancleanup.com/ Boyan Slat: www.theoceancleanup.com/about/ Lonesome George / extinct pinta tortoise: www.instagram.com/p/BxkuxX6F1Ot/ Sudan rhino: https://bbc.in/2EYIx6x IAATO (Antarctica tour operators): https://iaato.org/home Carl Safina: http://carlsafina.org/ Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel: https://amzn.to/2ck0RWF Paul Nicklen: www.instagram.com/paulnicklen Cristina Mittermeier: www.instagram.com/cristinamittermeier March of the Penguins: www.imdb.com/title/tt0428803/ Our Planet: www.netflix.com/title/80049832 BBC’s Dynasties: https://www.bbcearth.com/dynasties/ Greenpeace Antarctica: https://bit.ly/2H8yR8R SeaLegacy: www.sealegacy.org/ SeaLegacy Collective: www.sealegacy.org/collective ILCP: https://conservationphotographers.org/ Meat companies rebrand as protein companies: https://bit.ly/2XtEPck Full show notes @ https://bit.ly/2KLFCS6 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/escape-the-zoo/support

The giant Galápagos tortoise is one of the most endangered animals in the world, and Lonesome George was the last of his particular species when he met conservationist Washington Tapia. They would go on to develop a bond that would inspire Washington to dedicate his life to protecting the tortoises of the Galápagos. Study materials and a transcript of this episode are available at https://podcast.duolingo.com.

80 years old? 100 years old? 400 years old?! Some animals live for a really long time, which means that things are getting pretty crowded at Reggie's parent's retirement farm! Join Guy Raz, Mindy, and Reggie, as they fly on down to Florida, to investigate how some of these wild octogenarians are able to keep on kickin' for so long! It's the latest Who, What, When, Where, Why, How, and Wow in the World of aging in the animal kingdom!

A team of researchers is studying the DNA of a Pinta Island tortoise [TAWR-tuh s] / ˈtoɚtəs / to determine the animal's secrets to longevity. The Pinta Island tortoise, called Lonesome George, died in 2012 at the age of 101. He was the last of his kind in the world because his species became extinct. Despite the extinction of his species, researchers from Yale University were able to collect samples of his DNA two years before he passed away in a conservation center in the Galápagos Islands. Now, the researchers are using those DNA samples to determine what attributes help the species live for more than a century. The researchers think that those attributes might hold the key to discovering how humans can age in a healthier way. While cancer is a disease that greatly harms humans, especially when they grow older, the researchers observed that it is a rarity among the Pinta Island tortoises. This phenomenon raised questions because larger species with long life expectancy like tortoises are more susceptible to developing cancer. To explain the phenomenon, the researchers compared Lonesome George's DNA with that of other tortoises and animals. Based on the researchers' examination, Lonesome George's DNA had produced and duplicated genes that can prevent the growth of cancerous tumors. The researchers also discovered genes that can stave off bacteria, viruses, and parasites. Aside from finding the secrets to Lonesome George's longevity, the researchers also want to study how tortoises developed gigantism, or the unusual largeness of the body. The team is also interested to learn how the species and other reptiles can regrow body parts and, hopefully, apply such knowledge in possible treatment of injuries in humans.

What's a tortoise? What's a turtle? Why do they live so dang long? What's up with their junk? Wildlife biologist and testudinologist Amanda Hipps studies gopher tortoises and dishes about turtle nomenclature, cliques, dicks, behavior, burrows, evolution, habitats and more. If you don't dig tortoises yet, you're about to fall deep into a turtle tunnel in love with them. Follow Amanda Hipps on Instagram or Twitter This week's donation was made to AlongsideWildlifeFoundation.org Sponsor link: www.thegreatcourses.com/ologies More links at www.alieward.com/ologies/testudinology Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes! Follow @Ologies on Twitter or Instagram Follow @AlieWard on Twitter or Instagram Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris & Jarrett Sleeper Theme song by Nick Thorburn Support the show.

Episode Notes Colin and Avinash talk about a snail. Not just any snail. Lonesome George. The last of his kind, George can help us see the effects of invasive spieces, and the impact that humans have on nature. Sauce:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/george-the-lonely-snail-dies-in-hawaii-extinction/ Wardens or Wankers (We're liking this name)https://stabmag.com/news/costa-rica-to-be-carbon-and-plastic-neutral-by-2021/ Off Topic is a short series airing every Friday to just talk about different aspects of lifestyles and how sustainable values tie into it. Visit us at: Website: https://alda.life/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aldalifestyle/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALDAlifestyle/

Hosts of Surf Memphis podcast Christy Fili and Carly Bencivenga sit down in the OAM network studio to natter about a new blood test for certain cancers, the genomics of Lonesome George, and how vegans are killing bats.Listen to Surf Memphis on ItunesFollow Surf Memphis on InstagramFollow Surf Memphis on twitterWant to guest on the show? want us to cover a topic? Then contact us on our instagram, facebook or twitter.Or email us at:drhecklepod@gmail.comSPONSOR:Subscribe to the FREE Choose 901 newsletter TODAY @ www.Choose901.com/OAM

Hosts: Ed Brown, Penny Dumsday, Lucas Randall 00:01:24 The giant tortoise Lonesome George, the last of his species, was possibly as old as 102 when he died in 2012. Now sequencing of his DNA has revealed a number of genes that could give us clues about human life expectancy and particularly cancer. 00:08:10 Research into epilepsy has accidentally led to some exciting new developments in the treatment of depression and mood disorders. This is a serendipitous line of inquiry that came from observations of electrical stimulation of areas of the brain. 00:16:01 When it comes to hormonal birth control, it's pretty much a ladies-only club. But for decades researchers have been trying to develop a male pill, and now a reasonably large-scale trial is about to get underway looking at a contraceptive gel. 00:23:39 It's one of the greatest cosmological mysteries of our time - what makes up 95% of the universe. But the "Dark Fluid" theory could potentially solve the questions of both dark matter and dark energy. Perhaps.   This episode contains traces of ABC10's "Geek Labs" segment playing sounds recorded by the Mars InSight lander.

This week let’s learn about giant tortoises! What’s the difference between a turtle and a tortoise? The most basic difference is that the turtle lives in water and the tortoise lives on land. And there are some really, really big tortoises in the world! A Galapagos tortoise: Show transcript: Welcome to Strange Animals Podcast. I’m your host, Kate Shaw. This episode was supposed to be about strange reptiles, with more awesome suggestions from listeners. I was going to include some information about a couple of giant tortoises…but the more I researched, the longer that part of the episode became, until it just took over. So here’s an episode about giant tortoises, and we’ll have the strange reptiles episode in a couple of weeks instead. I’m going to give a shout-out to listeners Leo and Finn, who have been waiting patiently to hear their suggestions. Sorry you’ll have to wait a little bit longer. The biggest tortoise in the world is the Galapagos Tortoise, which as you probably know, or can guess from the name, lives in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador. In fact, the islands were named after the tortoises. Galapago means tortoise in Old Spanish. There are eleven species of Galapagos tortoise alive today, but there used to be 15. The others were mostly eaten to extinction by sailors who would stop by the Galapagos Islands, capture tortoises, and sail away with them to eat later. The biggest individual Galapagos tortoise ever measured was a male named Goliath. When he died in 2002, Goliath was 4.5 feet long, or 1.36 meters, 2 feet three inches high, or 68.5 cm, and weighed 919 pounds, or 417 kg. He was only 42 years old when he died, but Galapagos tortoises frequently live for more than 150 years. Adult tortoises have no predators except humans. They’re just too big, too heavy, too strong, and have too tough a shell for other predators to bother with. The Galapagos tortoise eats plants, including grass, leaves, fruit, and even cacti. Its neck is long, which allows it to reach plants that are farther away, since it can’t exactly climb trees. It can survive up to six months without water, getting most of its moisture from the plants it eats, but some tortoises on more arid islands will lick dew from rocks to get moisture. Some of the boulders have been licked by tortoises so much over the centuries that they have deep grooves worn in the surface from turtle tongues. As I’ve mentioned before in other episodes, sometimes herbivores will eat meat when they can get it. The Galapagos tortoise does this too on occasion. There’s a type of finch on the Galapagos that cleans parasites off the tortoises, and to help the finch reach as much of its skin as possible, the tortoise will stand up straight with its legs extended. The finches hop underneath and clean ticks and other parasites from the tortoise’s legs, neck, and the skin between the carapace, or upper shell, and the plastron, the lower shell. But occasionally a tortoise will suddenly pull its legs into its shell and drop, smashing the finches flat. Then it stands up and eats the squashed birds. This is not cool, tortoise. Those birds are trying to help you. Galapagos tortoises lay round, hard-shelled eggs. The female digs a hole in the dirt that’s about a foot deep, or 30 cm, and lays about a dozen eggs in it. She covers the eggs with dirt, tamps it down with her plastron, and leaves. When the babies hatch, they have to dig their way out of the hole. This can take weeks, but fortunately the babies still have yolk sacs attached that keep them from starving. One of the Galapagos tortoise species that went extinct recently was the Pinta Island tortoise. The last known individual was called Lonesome George. He was found in 1971 on Pinta Island and taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island. Although researchers tried to find more Pinta Island tortoises, even offering $10,000 if someone found a female,

Lonesome George and the Pinta Island giant tortoises. The fate of an entire species rests on the shell of one lonely dude.

Today on Animal Instinct, we hear from Tod Enko, a conservationist who founded the first and only free, year-round animal hospital in the Galápagos Islands: Darwin Animal Doctors. Tod also created an international humane education program called "A Piggy's Tale," based on the life of his dog. He now endeavors to stop poaching in Sumatra's Leuser Ecosystem, a UN World Heritage Site.

What other non-profit could transform a 102-year-old pinup model into an international fund raising icon?  The Galapagos Conservancy launched tortoise Lonesome George into global stardom and the remote string of Pacific islands onto donation lists worldwide.  Host Bart Jackson chats with Conservancy President and Founder, Johannah Barry to learn the secrets of the organization's success and innovative style of management.  One of the most diverse and environmentally unique spots on earth, the Galapagos has been the center of scientific study since Charles Darwin's HMS Beagle first landed.  The delicate art of blending the govermental, scientific, and environmental communities into a unified protective force has been the Conservancy's mission and success story.  Tune in and learn how this lean, effective non-profit is setting a standard and model for others to follow.     

Lonesome George by Instrumental Mood Music for Media

In honor of the Museum’s special exhibition of Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise that was the last of his species, join us for an in-depth conversation about biodiversity and conservation, featuring Johannah Barry and Linda Cayot of the Galapagos Conservancy, James Gibbs of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Arturo Izurieta, director of the Galapagos National Park. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Eleanor Sterling, Chief Conservation Scientist of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation. Lonesome George will be on display at the Museum until January 4, 2015. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/1vyu2ZM Watch a video version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/YV8dsL Photo: AMNH/D. Finnin

Episode #81: While exploring the northern coastlines of the Kun-Lai Summit zone, explorers should look skyward to catch sight of a wandering NPC named Lon’li Guju. This level 88, flying giant sea tortoise is friendly to both factions. The angelic-winged Lon’li Guju is a special in-game memorial to Lonesome George, the last of his subspecies […]

Could Mogadishu be about to lose its title as the world's most dangerous city? Mary Harper says soon there'll be a new parliament and a new president in the Somali capital and there's hope the days of war, drought and famine could come to an end. The authorities in Yemen helped by the US have been taking the battle to al-Qaeda but Natalia Antelava says some believe hearts and minds are being lost in the process. Three years ago the north-eastern tip of Sri Lanka was the scene of the Tamil Tigers' last big battle against the Sri Lankan army. Charles Haviland's been allowed to visit the area. Henry Nicholls, who's been in the Galapagos Islands out in the Pacific Ocean, says people there are finding it hard to pick themselves up after the death of their most famous resident, the giant tortoise, Lonesome George. The annual Bayreuth Festival has been taking place in the south of Germany and Stephen Evans says that once again it's being stalked by controversy.

In This Episode  We Talked Shit About The Following Shit: Listeners Interaction, A Fellow Podcast Mention, Lonesome George, Creepy Houses,  Neighbourly Conversations, Elliot Beating Up People, and Brotherly Love

Lonesome George of the Cosmic American Jamboree, heard each Thursday from 12-2 pm (est) on WTJU Charlottesville, recently sat down for a phone interview with Signature Sounds recording artist Eilen Jewell to chat about a number of topics; including her affinity for murdering men in her songs (but only those who done her wrong). Visit WTJU Folk for additional details. Song 1 (segment): Fine and Mellow, Billie Holiday, 1957 CBS Live performance Song 2 (segment): Fine and Mellow, 4:06, Eilen Jewell, Heartache Boulevard EP, 2009, Signature Sounds Tune 3 (segment): Beer Hill Bounce, 3:20, The Spurs, Oh Boy Go, 2000, Spinout Song 4: Reckless, 2:07, Eilen Jewell, Queen of the Minor Key, 2011, Signature Sounds

Lonesome George of the Cosmic American Jamboree, heard each Thursday from 12-2 pm (est) on WTJU Charlottesville, recently sat down for a phone interview with Signature Sounds recording artist Eilen Jewell to chat about a number of topics; including her affinity for murdering men in her songs (but only those who done her wrong). Visit WTJU Folk for additional details. Song 5: Sweet Rose, 3:39, Eilen, Sea of Tears, 2009, Signature Song 6: No Place To Go, ,3:43 Eilen, Boundary County, 2005, Self Song 7: I Remember You, 3:51, Eilen, Queen of the Minor Key, 2005, Signature Sounds

Lonesome George of the Cosmic American Jamboree, heard each Thursday from 12-2 pm (est) on WTJU Charlottesville, recently sat down for a phone interview with Signature Sounds recording artist Eilen Jewell to chat about a number of topics; including her affinity for murdering men in her songs (but only those who done her wrong). Visit WTJU Folk for additional details. Song 8: Clear Space, Lake Street Dive, 3:40 LIVE on WTJU October 6, 2011 (Sunshine Daydream) Song 9: Ready To Go Home, 3:41, The Sacred Shakers, The Sacred Shakers, Signature Sounds Song 10: Nobody's Business, 3:48, Eilen Jewell, Heartache Boulevard EP, 2009, Signature Sounds

Americana singer/songwriter Rita Hosking sat down for an interview with Lonesome George of The Cosmic American Jamboree, which originally aired on WTJU (91.1 FM Charlottesville, streaming at http://wtju.net/stream).  Visit our Facebook page for additional information. Music Aired (Tune, Artist, Album, Year, Label): Song 1: Dream of a Miner's Child, Rita Hosking, Silver Stream, 2007, Self Song 2: Old Calloused Hands, Hazel Dickens, Hard Hitting Songs for Hard Hit People, 1998, Rounder Song 3: The Green Rolling Hills of West Virginia, Rita Hosking with Sean Feder, Live In The 16 To 1 Mine (EP), 2010, Self

Americana singer/songwriter Rita Hosking sat down for an interview with Lonesome George of The Cosmic American Jamboree, which originally aired on WTJU (91.1 FM Charlottesville, streaming at http://wtju.net/stream).  Visit our Facebook page for additional information. Music Aired (Tune, Artist, Album, Year, Label): Song 1: I'm Going Home, Rita Hosking, Come Sunrise, 2009, Self Song 2: Ballad For The Gulf Of Mexico, Rita Hosking, Burn, 2011, Self Song 3: Indian Giver, Rita Hosking, Burn, 2011, Self

Als Tu'i Malila am 19. Mai 1965 starb, soll sie mindestens 188 Jahren alt gewesen sein. Doch die älteste Riesenschildkröte war sie trotz dieses biblischen Alters nicht. Harriet war noch älter und Lonesome George - er wird wohl noch manche Forschergeneration zur Verzweiflung treiben. Autorin: Prisca Straub

Noorderlicht Radio 05-02-2010: Komende zondag meert de Stad Amsterdam, het tv-schip waarmee de befaamde reis van Charles Darwin dunnetjes wordt overgedaan, aan bij de Galapagos-eilanden. Verslaggeefster Laura Stek toog uiteraard direct naar een schildpaddenverblijf aldaar en bleef even hangen bij een specifiek exemplaar: Lonesome George. Deze reuzenschildpad is de laatste van een bepaalde ondersoort die alleen voorkomt op de Galapagos en nu worden verwoede pogingen gedaan zijn unieke genenpakket te behouden voor - of eigenlijk in - het nageslacht. Maar: George wil niet paren, met damesschildpadden van een gerelateerde soort. Waarom niet en of dat erg is, hoort u van geneticus Henk Roelink, die George samen met Laura Stek bezocht.

Conservation and saving species go under the spotlight this week as Henry Nicholls draws attention ot the plight of Lonesome George, the last giant tortoise of his kind, David Aldridge discusses the problem of invasive species and how he is purging freshwater ecosystems of zebra mussels with a poison pill, Chris interviews Rick Shine about the wave of invasive cane toads legging it across Australia, from waves to the ocean, Helen Scales discusses the issues behind marine conservation, and sticking with the watery theme, Derek Thorne whips up a storm in Kitchen Science.

Conservation and saving species go under the spotlight this week as Henry Nicholls draws attention ot the plight of Lonesome George, the last giant tortoise of his kind, David Aldridge discusses the problem of invasive species and how he is purging freshwater ecosystems of zebra mussels with a poison pill, Chris interviews Rick Shine about the wave of invasive cane toads legging it across Australia, from waves to the ocean, Helen Scales discusses the issues behind marine conservation, and sticking with the watery theme, Derek Thorne whips up a storm in Kitchen Science. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Conservation and saving species go under the spotlight this week as Henry Nicholls draws attention ot the plight of Lonesome George, the last giant tortoise of his kind, David Aldridge discusses the problem of invasive species and how he is purging freshwater ecosystems of zebra mussels with a poison pill, Chris interviews Rick Shine about the wave of invasive cane toads legging it across Australia, from waves to the ocean, Helen Scales discusses the issues behind marine conservation, and sticking with the watery theme, Derek Thorne whips up a storm in Kitchen Science. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists