Robinson Crusoe really exists. So the BBC titled his report to tell the moving story of Brendon Grimshaw, the man originally from Yorksire, UK, who in 1962 bought a small island in the heart of the Indian Ocean for £ 8.000 turning it into a real one. own nature reserve for endangered sea turtles.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves him
Robinson Crusoe really exists. So the BBC titled his report to tell the moving story of Brendon Grimshaw, the man originally from Yorksire, in UK, which in 1962 bought a small island in the heart of the Indian Ocean per 8.000 pounds transforming it into a real nature reserve for sea turtles endangered.
A Average, this the name of the islet that measures just 0,089 Km2 in the Seychelles archipelago, at the time of his transfer they were there only 4 trees. Brandon, since then, has spent all these years in recreate a small tropical paradise, reintroducing the native giant tortoise, planting another 16.000 trees, building 4,8 kilometers of nature trails and recreating a wonderful miniature micro-eco-system.
Currently, in fact Grimshaw shares the island with 120 other magnificent giant tortoises, transforming it into one of the smallest, as well as suggestive national parks of the world. From her story a beautiful documentary was made in 2009 and today she returned to the attention of the media after the BBC report. It is estimated that the island is currently worth more than 34 million euros, but there are fears for its future once the 82-year-old reaches the end of his earthly journey.
