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Grand Colline. In addition to a remarkable proliferation of ground orchids, other
species, including Eckman’s Magnolia tree and known 19 critically endangered
amphibians, are likely to be saved because of this collaboration, long in the works
and bringing the number of national parks in Haiti to ten.
7
56.2 The Etiology of Sanctuary
For several years we (the Authors) have been attempting to highlight conservation
success stories around the world, and in 2008 punctuated such long-term endeavors
with a book titled Sanctuary: Global Oases of Innocence.
8
In the work we chronicled efforts similar to that in Haiti. These included long-term collaborative efforts in
the following locations: Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska,
the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge 28 miles west of the Golden Gate
Bridge, Muir Woods in Sausalito, CA, Central Park in Manhattan, Farm Sanctuary
in Upstate New York, the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Grupo Loboan Iberian
Wolf Sanctuary in Portugal, Brigitte Bardot’s animal sanctuary, La Mare Auzou en
Normandie, Michael Aufhauser’s Gut Aiderbichl in Austria, the Alertis European
Brown Bear sanctuary in the Netherlands, Bialowieza National Park in Poland/
Belarus, Marieta Van Der Merhe’s Harnas Sanctuary in Namibia, Howard Buffett’s
Cheetah Sanctuary (Jubatus) in South Africa, the UNESCO World Heritage site that
is Socotra (Yemen), the Al Areen Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahrain, the Dubai Desert
Conservation Reserve of Al Maha in the UAE, the vegetarian city of Pushkar in
Rajasthan, the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in southern India (and the earlier discussed EBR Trust that has been effectively helping the indigenous Todas of that
region), Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok, a butterfly preserve in downtown Kuala Lumpur,
Bukit Timah National Park in Singapore, Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei,
a most critical link in Borneo, resulting from the Sultan’s own conservation visions,
Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Kalimantan, the greenbelt of monasteries in Kyoto, and the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan.
9
7 See “Haiti’s first-ever private nature reserve created to protect imperiled species,” Public Release,
Temple University College Of Science And Technology, January 28, 2019, EurekAlert! AAAS,
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/tuco-hfp012319.php. Key partners include the
Haiti National Trust, the Rainforest Trust, Temple University’s Center for Biodiversity, Global
Wildlife Conservation, the Philadelphia Zoo, Alliance for Zero Extinction, and IUCN Key
Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) research. See also, Tobias, Michael Charles (2013-03-09). “How A
Single National Park Might Help Transform a Nation: Haiti’s Pic Macaya”. Forbes. The ten parks
does not include the island of Navassa – disputed jurisdictionally between Haiti and the U.S., but
designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge.
8 By M. C. Tobias and J. G. Morrison, With a Foreword by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo
Wangchuck, Queen of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan, A Dancing Star Foundation Book,
Council Oak Books, San Francisco and Tulsa, 2008.
9 See “Dramatic decline in Borneo’s orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years,” by Ian
Sample, The Guardian, February 15, 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/
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Grand Colline. In addition to a remarkable proliferation of ground orchids, other
species, including Eckman’s Magnolia tree and known 19 critically endangered
amphibians, are likely to be saved because of this collaboration, long in the works
and bringing the number of national parks in Haiti to ten.
7
56.2 The Etiology of Sanctuary
For several years we (the Authors) have been attempting to highlight conservation
success stories around the world, and in 2008 punctuated such long-term endeavors
with a book titled Sanctuary: Global Oases of Innocence.
8
In the work we chronicled efforts similar to that in Haiti. These included long-term collaborative efforts in
the following locations: Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska,
the Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge 28 miles west of the Golden Gate
Bridge, Muir Woods in Sausalito, CA, Central Park in Manhattan, Farm Sanctuary
in Upstate New York, the Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Grupo Loboan Iberian
Wolf Sanctuary in Portugal, Brigitte Bardot’s animal sanctuary, La Mare Auzou en
Normandie, Michael Aufhauser’s Gut Aiderbichl in Austria, the Alertis European
Brown Bear sanctuary in the Netherlands, Bialowieza National Park in Poland/
Belarus, Marieta Van Der Merhe’s Harnas Sanctuary in Namibia, Howard Buffett’s
Cheetah Sanctuary (Jubatus) in South Africa, the UNESCO World Heritage site that
is Socotra (Yemen), the Al Areen Wildlife Sanctuary in Bahrain, the Dubai Desert
Conservation Reserve of Al Maha in the UAE, the vegetarian city of Pushkar in
Rajasthan, the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve in southern India (and the earlier discussed EBR Trust that has been effectively helping the indigenous Todas of that
region), Wat Phra Keo in Bangkok, a butterfly preserve in downtown Kuala Lumpur,
Bukit Timah National Park in Singapore, Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei,
a most critical link in Borneo, resulting from the Sultan’s own conservation visions,
Tanjung Puting National Park in Indonesian Kalimantan, the greenbelt of monasteries in Kyoto, and the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in Bhutan.
9
7 See “Haiti’s first-ever private nature reserve created to protect imperiled species,” Public Release,
Temple University College Of Science And Technology, January 28, 2019, EurekAlert! AAAS,
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/tuco-hfp012319.php. Key partners include the
Haiti National Trust, the Rainforest Trust, Temple University’s Center for Biodiversity, Global
Wildlife Conservation, the Philadelphia Zoo, Alliance for Zero Extinction, and IUCN Key
Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) research. See also, Tobias, Michael Charles (2013-03-09). “How A
Single National Park Might Help Transform a Nation: Haiti’s Pic Macaya”. Forbes. The ten parks
does not include the island of Navassa – disputed jurisdictionally between Haiti and the U.S., but
designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge.
8 By M. C. Tobias and J. G. Morrison, With a Foreword by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo
Wangchuck, Queen of His Majesty the Fourth King of Bhutan, A Dancing Star Foundation Book,
Council Oak Books, San Francisco and Tulsa, 2008.
9 See “Dramatic decline in Borneo’s orangutan population as 150,000 lost in 16 years,” by Ian
Sample, The Guardian, February 15, 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/
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