In honor of the Museum’s special exhibition of Lonesome George, the famed Galapagos tortoise that was the last of his species, join us for an in-depth conversation about biodiversity and conservation, featuring Johannah Barry and Linda Cayot of the Galapagos Conservancy, James Gibbs of the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and Arturo Izurieta, director of the Galapagos National Park. The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Eleanor Sterling, Chief Conservation Scientist of the Museum's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

Lonesome George will be on display at the Museum until January 4, 2015. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/1vyu2ZM

Watch a video version of this lecture here: http://bit.ly/YV8dsL

Photo: AMNH/D. Finnin