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- 1. CONVOCATORIA
- 2. RESOLUCION
- 2.1 RESOLUCION II
- 3. BASES DEL CONCURSO
- 3.1 ACTUALIZACIÓN DE BASES
- 4. PREGUNTAS Y ACLARACIONES
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Lonesome George be embalmed The DPNG want to keep the tortoise's body so that future generations to know him.  Fausto Llerena and Edwin Naula, along with other experts held a press conference this morning. After the death of the only surviving tortoise from Pinta, known worldwide as the "Lonesome George", the Galapagos National Park Service reported this morning at a press conference that his death was possibly at dawn on Sunday, allegedly by a cardiac arrest as the body was found in a position that indicated he was walking. A group of specialists confirmed by veterinarians, scientists, technicians and guards began this morning an autopsy to determine cause of death, for between Friday and Saturday were fed normally, showed no signs of disease or decline in status health. During the past 39 years he remained in the Solitary Breeding Center, the DGNP made efforts for playback. Initially shared the pen with two females of the species Chelonoides becky, Volcano Wolf, Isabela Island, with which after 15 years together and copulated females laid 16 eggs in total. After the respective incubation period, these results infertile. Subsequently, genetic analysis confirmed that the closest species to the Pinta, was that of Spanish, so two years ago were two females of this island in his yard. Edwin Naula, director of Galapagos National Park, reported that after the autopsy and the physiological sampling, which shall be kept under special treatment, the body will be embalmed Lonesome George and displayed so that future generations know him. The exhibition will be presented in an interpretive center dedicated only for turtles, which will be built and will be named this turtle. This death occurred the day before the arrival of dozens of scientists and specialists who participate in a workshop, which had previously organized the GNP, to plot a strategy for the future management of turtles the next 10 years. Lonesome George's death caused consternation in the DGNP. A Park Ranger Fausto Llerena, who participated in the expedition that discovered it in 1972 and then became his caregiver in the breeding center for tortoises Puerto Ayora, was visibly affected by the loss, during the press conference, at which attended wearing black crepe on his shirt, denoting their mourning. 40 years of treatment between the ranger and turtle generated an affinity, that Faust describes as familiarity, as he arrived at his yard stretched his neck as if trying to greet or welcome. Faust regrets the loss, but aware of the advanced age of this species that became extinct at the sight of all who visited him, will continue his work with the same enthusiasm that all rangers dedicated to the conservation of these species.
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