. >> lonesome george died two years ago at around age 100. >> he is known as lonesome george discoveredton galapagos island in 1971, at a time when his subspecies was already extinct. >> these or the tuesdays haven't been heavily exploited hundreds of years ago we might still have the pinta tortoise here. >> brought to the u.s. in 2012, it took a taxidermist years to restore him. >> lonesome george will soon be back home in ecuador. gone but not forgotten from the national history museum. he has become a symbol of what has been lost to extinction. dozens of species goes extinct every year. the attempts to produce him a mate and offspring failed. >> we talked about the issue i think she understands that they all die i said. >> yes. from just to have opportunities to see it, it's wonderful. >> there is a lot of talk about things are going extinct and this shows. >> teaching a new generation about the fragility of life on earth. kristin saloomey, al jazeera new york. >> you can keep up to date on all the news and sports at our website, aljazeera.com. . >> 2014 was not the year when america

things being extinct. >> teaching a new generalition about the fragility of life on earth >>> lonesome george was believed to be more than 100 years old when he died. goodbye george. >> that will do it for this hour. "america tonight" is next. i'll be back with you in about an hour. before we go we'd like to show you some moments at the funeral service of n.y.p.d. officer which. -- officer wenjian liu. . >> one of his many passions was to be a police officer. the fact that he is n.y.p.d. - he took pride. officer wenjian liu believes in the possibility of making a safer world. all cops do. his greatest meaning and joy came in caring for others - helping, supporting devoting himself to something greater than himself. >> wenjian liu is an incredible husband, son, co-worker and friend. my best friend. >> on "america tonight," the weekend edition question about police excessive force. >> thoom the officer must have been frustrated, unloaded his weapon 14 times. >> why would the officer shoot 14 times. >> did the man go too far? also having the talk, the blunt talk about race and justice in america

lonesome george decide and is returning home. he may be dead but not forgotten. >> reporter: he's known as lonesome george the last pinto tortoise on earth. he was discovered on the galapagos island in 1971 at a time scientists believed the subspecies was ex-tint. >> the tortoises hadn't been heavily exploited and collected hundreds of years ago. we may have the pinta tortoise here. it's a message about being good students. >> reporter: brought to new york in 2012, it took a taxi determinist a rear to -- taxy determinist a year to preserve his shell. a life-like monument to an animal first discovered by charles darwin. he'll soon be home in ecuador, gone but not forgotten. he's a symbol of what the world has lost from extinction. dozens of species go ex-distinct every day. >> this is lonesome george during the final years in the galapagos. attempts to find him a mate and produce offspring failed. although he may be gone his legacy lies on. >> we read the story and talked about what extinction means. i think she understand right,

. >> this isthis is lonesome george. although he may be gone his legacy lives on. >> we read the story and we talked about are extinction means, i think she understands that they all died i said. >> yeah. >> just to have opportunities to see it, it's wonderful. >> there are a lot of talk about things are going extinct. >> teaching a new generation about the fragility of life on earth. be kristin saloomey, al jazeera new york. >> you can go to the al jazeera website to find more out about lonesome george. that's aljazeera.com. azeera.com. . >> 2014 was not the year when americans had an honest heart to heart. we yelled at each other plenty though. that's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. when the team that puts inside story together for you day after

lonesome george will be home in ecuador, gone but not forgotten from new york's natural history museum. he has become a symbol of what the world has lost from extinction. his fate is not unique dozens of species go ex-tint every day. >> this is loep some george in the final years. attempts to find a mate and reduce offspring fails. although he may be gone the legacy lives on. >> we read the story and finding out what it means by no more of certain animals. i think they understand. >> to have opportunities to see it. it's wonderful. >> there's a lot of talk about things going extinct. >> reporter: teaching a new generation about the fragility of life on earth >>> the artist known for elaborate outdoor installations gets a win in court. christo moves a step closer. >> and bad news bore barley, what that means for beer drinkers. >>> in rural colorado plans to create an art display has been given the go ahead by the government. the artist known as christo plans to hang six miles of colourful fabric over the colorado river. opponents say it threatens wild life and safety. a judge ruled agai

dozens of species go extinct every day. >> this is lonesome george attempts to find him a mate. although he may be gone the legacy lives on. >> we read the story. it's what it means, no more than certain types of animals. they all tide. >> to have opportunities to say it. it's wonderful. >> there are a lot of talks about things going extinct. >> reporter: teaching a new generation about the fragility of life on earth. >>> lonesome george was believed to be more than 100 years old when he died. >>> coming up in the 8 o'clock hour - fighting the flu. why this season is being called an epidemic and what you need to know to keep your family safe. plus back on track, how a 4-decade old railway line is breathing new life into the economy. keep it here i'm morgan radford, and i'm back with the 8 o'clock hour of al jazeera america. you can follow us on twitter or online. stay tuned. see you in a moment. sh >> "consider this". the news of the day, plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> why did so many of these peo

a life like monument to animal first discovered by charles darlin. >> lonesom george will be back homer gone but not forgotten. he has become a symbol of what the world has lost from extinction. sadly, his fate isn't unique. dozens of species go extinct every day. >> this is lonesom george during his final years in the gallagapogos an attempt to find him a mate and produce offspring failed. although he may be gone his legacy lives on. >> we read the story and talked about what extinction means, that there are no more of certain animals. i think they understand they all died? >> yeah. >> to have the opportunity to see it is wonderful. >> there is a lot of talk about things. >> teaching a new generation about the fragility of life on earth. kristen saloomey new york. >> time for the sport now. >> daryn thank you so much. the 36 stage of the dakar rally has begun in in chargentine a. the rates will spin chile and bolivia. al jazeera's andrew simmons was there there. >> reporter: this is the first stage of the dakar rally and the going is fast, dusty, dry and quite furious. disastrous for

by contrast, lonesome george died two years ago. it may be tried. it may work.r, the northern white rhinos may skip away at a time where others are on the brink of extinction. >> it is amazing when there is only five of a species left. >> you can find out more on that story and the news on our website. from all of us here at bbc world news, thank you for watching. tune in again tomorrow. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of the presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation. the newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good. kovler foundation. and, mufg. >> build a solid foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. that is the strength behind good banking relationships. we believe financial partnerships should endure the test of time. with time, change. what matters is that you are strong enough to support it. we build relationships that build the world. >> captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> the shadow of crisis has passed, and the state of t

. >> you can go to the al jazeera website to find more out about lonesome george. that's aljazeera.com. azeera.com. . >> 2014 was not the year when americans had an honest heart to heart. we yelled at each other plenty though. that's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. when the team that puts inside story together for you day after day talked about the big stories of 2014, race as an american flash point came up plenty. not only in the shootings of michael brown, eric garner tamir rice and others, but the legal process and backlash that followed. more than half a century after the final vestiges of jim crow were torn down, housing, education, voting, it was illustrated again and again in in 2014 that there is more than one way to look at america. an opportunity and rights, personal safety on the streets. >> this was the scene earlier in december in new york city. washington, d.c. chicago, and oakland. in cities across the country people took to the streets to protest the decisions of two grand juries not to indict police officers in the deaths of two unarmed af