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1 | Ecuador: Saying Goodbye to Lonesome George | Ekoatera: Manao Veloma An’i George ilay Sokatra Manirery |
2 | “Lonesome George,” from the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, was the last tortoise of his species. | George ilay manirery avy ao amin'ny nosy Galápagos ao Ekoatera no sokatra niangana farany tamin'ny karazany. |
3 | The tortoise was found dead on Sunday morning, June 24, 2012, in his yard at the Galápagos tortoise breeding center in Puerto Ayora on the island of Santa Cruz. | Hita tamin'ny Asabotsy maraina 24 Jiona 2012 teo ny fatiny, tao amin'ny tokontany nonenany misy ny foibe fiompiana sokatra Galápagos aoPoerto Ayora, Nosin'i Santa Cruz. |
4 | George was the last tortoise of the Chelonoidis abingdonii species, and he was approximately 150 years old. | George no sokatra farany amin'ny karazana Chelonoidis abingdonii, teo amin'ny faha-150 taonany teo izy. |
5 | He died of natural causes, since his organs began to fail due to his old age, according to the results of the emblematic animal's autopsy. | Noho ny antony voajanahary no nahafaty azy, satria efa nanomboka niharatsy ny taovany noho ny fahanterany, araka ny voalazan' ny vokatry ny fandidiana (autopsie) natao ity biby tokana manan-tantara ity. |
6 | Since he was the last of his species, many attempts were made to save him; however, as Vicente Tagle León (@vichetagle) [es] explains, these attempts were not fruitful: | Hatramin'izay naha sokatra sisa tavela azy tamin'ny karazany izay, maro ireo ezaka natao mba hiarovana azy; na izany aza, araka ny fanazavan'i Vicente Tagle León (@vichetagle), tsy nisy nahomby ny ezaka: |
7 | @vichetagle: There were many attempts at getting #solitariogeorge [Lonesome George] to reproduce, but none worked. | @vichetagle: Maro ireo ezaka natao hiarovana an'ny #solitariogeorge [George Manirery] mba ahafahany manome taranaka, saingy tsy nisy nahomby ny ezaka. |
8 | Today the Galápagos and the world lost a symbol! | Ankehitriny, very harena ny Galápagos sy izao tontolo izao! |
9 | From the moment that official sources from the Galápagos National Park confirmed the news, a series of mentions, farewells, and references to the tortoise began spreading on social networks like Facebook and Twitter as an homage to George. | Hatramin'ny fotoana nanamafisan'ny loharano ofisialy avy ao amin'ny Galápagos National Park (Valanjavaboary Nasionaly Galàpagos ny vaovao, nanomboka niparitaka tamin'ny tambazotra sosialy toy ny Facebook, Twitter ireo andiana hafatra, fanaovam-beloma farany sy filazana momba ity sokatra ity ho fanomezam-boninahitra an'i George. |
10 | Lonesome George, Wikimedia Commons, under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license (CC BY-SA 2.0) | Lonesome George, Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license (CC BY-SA 2.0) |
11 | Marco Chile, a Galápagos Island native, published [es] an editorial in honor of George on Facebook. | Marco Chile, tao amin'ny Nosy Galápagos, namoaka lahatsoratra tao amin'ny Facebook ho fanomezam-boninahitra an'i George. |
12 | Among other things, he says: | Toy izao ny sombiny hita tamin'izany: |
13 | So many of us on the islands and throughout the world have been filled with sadness upon hearing about George's passing, especially those of us who grew up near this tortoise, which became the prime symbol of fighting in a species that was being pushed towards extinction by invading species and the irresponsibility or ignorance of the Enchanted Islands' first colonizers. | Feno alahelo avokoa ny maro tamintsika eto amin'ny Nosy vao nahare momba ny fahafatesan'i George, indrindra isika izay niara-lehibe teo akaikin'ity sokatra ity, izay nanjary tantara voalohany momba ny tolona manohitra ny karazam-biby atosika ho lany tamingana noho ny tsy firaharahiana sy ny tsy fandraisana andraikitra ary ny tsy fahaizan'ny mpanjanaka voalohany teto amin'ny Nosy. |
14 | On Twitter, hashtag #solitariogeorge [es] quickly became a local trending topic in Ecuador. | Tao amin'ny Twitter, nanjary tenifototra nalaza avy hatrany tao Ekoador ny hoe #solitariogeorge. |
15 | The Tomebamba Voice (@tomebamba) [es], an Ecuadorian radio station, reported the following: | Tomebamba Voice (@tomebamba) [es], onjam-peo Ekoatoeriana nitatitra toy izao manaraka izao: |
16 | @tomebamba: The death of #LonesomeGeorge has shaked #Ecuador. | @tomebamba: Nanohina an'i #Ecuador ny fahafatesan'i #LonesomeGeorge. |
17 | There are 70 tweets per second. pic.twitter.com/FlbyQNJ6 /via @gustavomerino | Tweet 70 isan-tsengondra no niseho pic.twitter.com/FlbyQNJ6 /via @gustavomerino |
18 | Andrés Ponce G. (@AndresPonce28) [es] remembers that George appeared in one of the old Ecuador currency bills: | Andrés Ponce G. (@AndresPonce28) nahatsiaro fa hita taminà faktiora taloha ahitana devizy i George tao Ekoatera: |
19 | @AndresPonce28: I had forgotten that Lonesome George appeared on the 5,000 sucre bill. yfrog.com/kg4lzunj | @AndresPonce28: Adinoko fa hita taminà faktiora 5000 i George ilay manirery. yfrog.com/kg4lzunj |
20 | While Carla Villamarin (@carlitavu) [es] writes: | Carla Villamarin (@carlitavu) nanoratra toy izao kosa: |
21 | @carlitavu: The country is in mourning :( RIP♥ #LonesomeGeorge, always in our hearts | @carlitavu: Misaona ny firenena RIP♥ #LonesomeGeorge, ao am-ponay foana ianao |
22 | On July 7, journalist Andrés L Morales A. (@AndYMoralesA) [es] shared a photo of a parade in memory of Lonesome George: | Mpanao gazety Andrés L Morales A. (@AndYMoralesA) nizara sarinà filatroana tamin'ny 7 Jolay ho fahatsiarovana an'i George ilay manirery: |
23 | @AndYMoralesA: March in memory of #solitariogeorge on the streets of Puerto Ayora #galapagos http://twitpic.com/a54g7j | |
24 | The directors of the Galápagos National Park decided to honor the tortoise by constructing an interpretation center [es] named Lonesome George. | Nanapa-kevitra ny mpitantana ny Valanjavaboary Galápagos fa hatsangana ny foibe fandikateny (interpretation) omena anarana hoe George ilay manirery ho fahatsiarovana ilay sokatra. |
25 | Additionally, the park put forth a campaign so that those who had the chance to know George could share photos of the tortoise. | Fanampin'izany, nanao fanentanana ho an'ireo izay afaka nahafantatra bebe kokoa sy efa nahita an'i George ny vala mba hizara ny sarin'ilay sokatra. |
26 | An exhibit [es] of these photos took place on July 8. | Natao tamin'ny 8 Jolay teo ny fampiratiana ny sary azo tamin'izany. |
27 | On July 5, the Ministry of Heritage also began the process of declaring Lonesome George a part of Ecuador's cultural heritage. | Natomboky ny Minisitry ny Vakoka ny fanambarana ny Lonesome George ho anisan'ny Haren-kolontsaina an'i Ekoatera tamin'ny 5 Jolay. |
28 | With George's death, the number of land tortoises on the Galápagos decreases to 10. These tortoises are an endangered species, and George's death reminds us of the urgency to join forces for their preservation [es]. | Tamin'ny fahafatesan'i George, nihena 10 ny isan'ny sokatra an-tanety. Anisan'ny karazan-tsokatra an-dalam-pahaverezana ireo, mampatsiaro antsika ny fahafatesan'i George fa tokony hatambatra haingana ny hery ho fiarovana azy ireo. |