An Englishman Brеndon Grіmshaw bought a tiny uninhabited island in the Seychelles for $13,000, and moved there permanently. When the Englishman Brеndon Grimshаw was forty, he left his job of a newspaper editor and started a new life.

By that time more than 50 years no man has gone to the island. As befits this Robinson found a companion from among the natives. His name was Rene Lafortune. Together, they began building a new home. While Rene came to the island only periodically, Brandon lived on it for decades, leaving nowhere. By oneself.

For 39 years, Grimshаw and Lafоrten planted about 16 thousand trees and built a nearly 5 kilometers of trails. In 2007, Rene Lafortune died, and Brаndon stayed all alone on the island.

He was 81. He attracted on the island of 2,000 new species of birds and more than a hundred giant tortoises that are elsewhere in the world (including the Seychelles) were on verge of extinction. Through the efforts of Grimshaw on the island is now two-thirds of the fauna of Seychelles. Abandoned piece of land turned into a real paradise.

Several years ago, the Prince of Saudi Arabia offered $ 50 million for the island to Brеndon Grimshаw but was refused. "I do not want the island has become a favorite vacation spot for rich people. It is better to let it be a national park, which can enjoy everyone. "

He achieved that in 2008 the island was recognized as a national park.



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