TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck
Queen of Bhutan
INTRODUCTION
The Love and Protection of Innocence
CHAPTER 1
A Little Bird in the Largest Protected Area in North America
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
CHAPTER 2
A City called Saint Francis
Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, California
CHAPTER 3
A Vision of Urban Arcadia: Central Park
New York City, New York
CHAPTER 4
Pasture of Great Spirits: Farm Sanctuary
Upstate New York
CHAPTER 5
Dr. Russell Mittermeier and the Last Great Tropical Rain Forest
Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname
CHAPTER 6
The Iberian Wolf Sanctuary
Portugal
CHAPTER 7
The Many Loves of Brigitte Bardot
La Mare Auzou, France
CHAPTER 8
Gut Aiderbichl: Remarkable Oases of Compassion
Austria and Germany
CHAPTER 9
A Refuge for Bears
Alertis, Rhenen, The Netherlands
CHAPTER 10
Protecting the Last Old Forests of Europe
Bialowieza National Park, Poland
CHAPTER 11
For the Love of Wildlife: Marieta van der Merwe
and Family at Harnas
Harnas, Namibia
CHAPTER 12
Howard Buffett and the World of the Cheetah
Jubatus, South Africa
CHAPTER 13
The Original Garden of Eden
Socotra, Yemen
CHAPTER 14
The Birth of an Oryx
Al Areen Wildlife Sanctuary, The Kingdom of Bahrain
CHAPTER 15
The Precious Sands of Al Maha
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, United Arab Emirates
CHAPTER 16
Vegetarian Ecology in Rajasthan
The City of Pushkar, India
CHAPTER 17
The Tribe that Worships Flowers & Buffalo
The Nilgiris, Southern India
CHAPTER 18
Wat Phra Keo: Ecological Aesthetics in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
CHAPTER 19
The Butterflies of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CHAPTER 20
Singapore’s Heart & Soul
Bukit Timah National Park, Singapore
CHAPTER 21
Forests of Eternity
Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei
CHAPTER 22
The Extended Family of Dr. Birute Galdikas
Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
CHAPTER 23
Sacred Biodiversity Across Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan
CHAPTER 24
The Paradise of Sakteng: Buddhist Ethics and Conservation
Bhutan
Foreword by Her Majesty Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck
Queen of Bhutan
INTRODUCTION
The Love and Protection of Innocence
CHAPTER 1
A Little Bird in the Largest Protected Area in North America
Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska
CHAPTER 2
A City called Saint Francis
Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, California
CHAPTER 3
A Vision of Urban Arcadia: Central Park
New York City, New York
CHAPTER 4
Pasture of Great Spirits: Farm Sanctuary
Upstate New York
CHAPTER 5
Dr. Russell Mittermeier and the Last Great Tropical Rain Forest
Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Suriname
CHAPTER 6
The Iberian Wolf Sanctuary
Portugal
CHAPTER 7
The Many Loves of Brigitte Bardot
La Mare Auzou, France
CHAPTER 8
Gut Aiderbichl: Remarkable Oases of Compassion
Austria and Germany
CHAPTER 9
A Refuge for Bears
Alertis, Rhenen, The Netherlands
CHAPTER 10
Protecting the Last Old Forests of Europe
Bialowieza National Park, Poland
CHAPTER 11
For the Love of Wildlife: Marieta van der Merwe
and Family at Harnas
Harnas, Namibia
CHAPTER 12
Howard Buffett and the World of the Cheetah
Jubatus, South Africa
CHAPTER 13
The Original Garden of Eden
Socotra, Yemen
CHAPTER 14
The Birth of an Oryx
Al Areen Wildlife Sanctuary, The Kingdom of Bahrain
CHAPTER 15
The Precious Sands of Al Maha
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, United Arab Emirates
CHAPTER 16
Vegetarian Ecology in Rajasthan
The City of Pushkar, India
CHAPTER 17
The Tribe that Worships Flowers & Buffalo
The Nilgiris, Southern India
CHAPTER 18
Wat Phra Keo: Ecological Aesthetics in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
CHAPTER 19
The Butterflies of Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
CHAPTER 20
Singapore’s Heart & Soul
Bukit Timah National Park, Singapore
CHAPTER 21
Forests of Eternity
Ulu Temburong National Park, Brunei
CHAPTER 22
The Extended Family of Dr. Birute Galdikas
Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia
CHAPTER 23
Sacred Biodiversity Across Kyoto
Kyoto, Japan
CHAPTER 24
The Paradise of Sakteng: Buddhist Ethics and Conservation
Bhutan