Galapagos: New hope that giant tortoise ‘Lonesome George,’ last of species, could procreate

QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorean officials say there’s new hope that famed Galapagos giant tortoise Lonesome George, believed to be the last of his species, could soon be a father.

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