Douglas Tompkins’ expansion in South America Wildlife Sanctuary
Douglas Tompkins, co-founder of San Francisco-based Spirit, is now with its wealth to create wildlife sanctuaries in South America. Tompkins’ sanctuary in Chile is the largest in Latin America.
Now, with the help of his wife, Kristine Tompkins, former CEO of Patagonia clothing, he hopes on a network of protection of wildlife areas, Argentina and Paraguay.
A story today by Reuters, one can read:
Kristine Tompkins has more than 250000 hectares in three protected areas in southern Argentina by its Conservacion Patagonica Charity Foundation, which is scheduled to Argentina are donated’s National Park.
Tompkins, called magnate of the environment in Chile, not to deny or confirm local News reported that his wife is looking to buy land in Chile’s Virgin and almost inaccessible area of Aisén, beyond the borders of their Argentine companies.
We welcome the Tompkins’ efforts for the conservation of plants and wildlife and their habitats in South America.
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