By this time no human had set foot on the island for 50 years. As befits a real Robinson, Brendon found himself a companion from among the natives of Seychelles — René Lafortin. Together with Rene, Brendon began to equip his new home. While René came to the island only occasionally, Brendon lived on it for decades by himself, never leaving.
For 39 years, Grimshaw and Lafortin planted 16 thousand trees with their own hands and built almost 5 kilometers of tracks. In 2007, Rene Lafortin died, and Brendon was left all alone on the island.
At age 81 he attracted 2,000 new bird species to the island and introduced more than a hundred giant tortoises, where around the world (including the Seychelles) were already on the verge of extinction. Thanks to Grimshaw's efforts, the once deserted island now hosts two-thirds of the Seychelles' fauna. An abandoned piece of land has turned into a real paradise.
The prince of Saudi Arabia offered Brendon Grimshaw $50 million for the island, but he refused. “I don’t want the island to become a favorite vacation spot for the rich. Better let it be a national park that everyone can enjoy.”
And he achieved just that. In 2008 the island was declared a national park. At age 87 Brendon passed away and was buried there, on the island."
{Original author unknown. Edits by Laron as it needed editing. Photo of Grimshaw from a 2012 article about Grimshaw on the Daily Mail which I posted a link to in the comments along with a Wiki link about the island.}
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