A Story Reminiscent of Lonely George

How would it feel to be the last human on Earth? Well this story isn't quite that devastating, but it has the same feeling. A lonesome wolverine found in the Sierra Nevada mountain range is though to be the last in the area, but not a local. Indeed, the last known wolverine from the Sierra Nevada's was killed in 1922. As the last known wolverine in the area, debate has begun over whether specimens from other populations should be brought in to reintroduce wolverines to part of their natural habitat.
This particular wolverine has been tracked for over three years now. What's odd about this finding is that this is not a native wolverine. In fact, based off genetic testing, this animal is from the population in the Rockies. However it has been spotted numerous times during these three years and seems to have a huge range over the area, 216 square miles!

This was just a recent article in the Sac Bee, but it was reminiscent of Lonely George, (what was) the last known Pinta Galapagos Tortoise (Geochelone nigra abingdoni). Recently though, as a 90 year old, George may finally become a father. A few attempts have been made at breeding Lonesome George with other females of different subspecies, but so far none have been viable.
The reason I say "was" the last known is because recently a second Pinta tortoise has been found, Tony, another male. However others have suggested that other possible Pinta Tortoises may be on the island of Isabela after scientists have found a tortoise that shares half its genes with George's subspecies. The race is now afoot to search through the 2,000 tortoises on the island to see if there is another Pinta Tortoise among them.
Beyond those possible tortoises though, scientists believe that George may be able to successfully breed with Hood Island Giant Tortoises, his closest living relatives (other than Tony).

Wolverine Story - http://www.sacbee.com/2011/02/20/3416527/lone-wolverine-continues-to-roam.html
Lonesome George on Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geochelone_nigra_abingdoni#cite_note-13