Extinct in the wild George on the Galapagos island of Pinta on 1 December 1971. Since then, Lonesome George has been a powerful symbol for conservation efforts in general and for the Galapagos Islands in particular. With his death on 24 June 2012, the subspecies is again believed to be extinct. With the discovery of 17 hybrid Pinta tortoises located at nearby Wolf Volcano a plan has been made to attempt to breed the subspecies back into a pure state. Not all species that are extinct in the wild are rare. For example, "Ameca splendens", though extinct in the wild, was a popular fish
Dragon Dormant Dragon Dormant Dragon Dormant, also known as The Hibernating Dragon (), is a short story by Chinese author Pu Songling collected in "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" ("Liaozhai"; 1740). The story is about a character named "Commissioner Qu" and his encounter with a supernatural creature in his study. Wuling County commissioner Qu is in his study reading when suddenly he spots a "little creature, bright as a glow-worm" on his desk. It slowly makes its way to one of Qu's books, after which he ascertains the creature must be a dragon. He attempts to rid the dragon, to no