tarekek bazeley.al jazeera. >> lonesome george died two years ago at around age 100. >> he is known as lonesome george discovered ton 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