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
Monvert Nature Park River Gorges National Park. The nature park has two main sections, the smaller visitors interpretation centre, and the nature walk over the larger natural area. The Visitors Centre, just off the A10, contains a display of the biodiversity, forests and invasive species of the country, as a basic overview. Behind the centre is the arboretum, where over 150 labelled endemic and indigenous species are grown on grassy slopes intersected with paths. Many are critically endangered or extinct in the wild. At the bottom of the arboretum is the fernery, where many of the island's critically endangered endemic ferns and orchids