Abington Island

(Local Name: Pinta) Located in the northern group of islands, Pinta reaches an elevation of 800 m (2,560 ft). It is the ninth largest island in the Galápagos. There are no visitor sites on the island and only those researchers with permits are allowed on the island.

Pinta once had a large tortoise population but fishermen and whalers along with the introduction of goats to the island in the late 1950s decimated the population. Only one lone male tortoise of the race survives. He is held in captivity at the Charles Darwin Research Station and has so far refused to mate with tortoises of different races.