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A solitary life on a distant isle is often the stuff of legend and fiction, but all over the world, devoted island caretakers live the reality. (Image from www.forestandbird.org.nz) For Sian Potier and Toby Shanley, home is Motuora Island, a spectacular 80-hectare isle in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. …Read More: New Zealand: The Life of a Remote Island Caretaker  The isolated continent has long been at the vanguard of environmental policy, and a newly designated marine reserve will make its acres under protection the largest in the world. (Satellite of the Great Barrier Reef by NASA) Ahead of this year’s Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, where the …Read More: Australia: Tourism Concerns over Vast New Marine Reserve  It’s an adventure of a lifetime for a New Zealand couple and their young children as they make a home on Stephens Island, a conservation haven where thousands of prehistoric reptiles roam. (Stephen's Island, or Takapourewa in Maori) Found at the northern head of the Marlborough Sounds, the remote …Read More: New Zealand: Life Among the Dinosaurs on Stephens Island  A sprawling island in the Marlborough Sounds has been purchased by two conservation-minded Wellington residents to create a nature reserve for local flora and fauna. (Puangiangi Image by Farhad Vladi) Rising out of the Marlborough Sounds like a creature from the Jurassic, the long and spiny hump of Puangiangi …Read More: New Zealand: Vast Puangiangi Island Bought for Nature Reserve  The eco-friendly Virgin tycoon has made headlines with his latest attempt at conservation on his private isles: reintroducing a fiery red ibis to the BVI. (The gorgeous plumage of the Scarlet Ibis) Some wealthy moguls with their own private islands simply use them for rest, relaxation, and epic parties …Read More: Caribbean: Sir Richard Adds a Scarlet Ibis to Necker Refuge  A group of 30 New Zealand teenagers are getting ready for the trip of a lifetime; they’ve been chosen to travel to the far-flung, uninhabited Kermadec Islands to learn about conservation. (Image of Raoul Island by NASA) For young students, trips away from home are always an exciting adventure …Read More: New Zealand: Teens to Visit the Remote Kermadec Islands  A private island in Michigan’s Detroit River has been purchased by the government, but controversy is brewing over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans for its future. (Detroit River Image by Mike Russell) The Detroit River is now a rather scenic part of Michigan’s plentiful wilderness, despite being …Read More: USA: Sugar Island Snapped Up for Detroit River Refuge  On dreary days, many people fantasize about running away to their own tropical island – and a man from Yorkshire has managed to live that dream for the price of one luxury holiday. (Image Courtesy of helicopterseychelles.com) Set in the gorgeous sparkling waters of the Seychelles, Moyenne Island looks …Read More: Indian Ocean: One British Man’s £8,000 Seychelles Private Island |
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