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
Gordon baronets of Invergordon "baronetcy dormant 1850" "baronetcy extinct 1831" "baronetcy extinct 1876" Gordon baronets There have been eleven Gordon Baronetcies : The creation of Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun, 4th son of the Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, to the Baronetage of Nova Scotia was the first such in that Baronetage, and until the line failed in 1908 were the premier baronets in Scotland. "baronetcy dormant 24 Mar 1908" "baronetcy dormant c 1668" "baronetcy dormant 9 Nov 1839" "Baronetcy merged with Viscountcy until it became dormant in 1847" "Baronetcy extinct or dormant 9 Sep 1956" "see Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair"