The sole purpose of Turner’s enterprise is to connect guests with nature and to show them that private lands can play a crucial role as guardians of imperiled species
of our time: A man who has given hundreds of millions of his personal wealth to save endangered species and protect vast tracts of land so future generations can enjoy them.
As Mike Phillips, director of the Turner Endangered Species Fund, explains, “Ted’s lands are scattered throughout a dizzying array of ecological settings, from long leaf forests in the south, to the grasslands of the Great Plains, the mountain ranges of the Northern Rockies, to the desert grasslands of the southwest. And a number of settings in between. It’s that rich diversity that makes Ted’s lands, I could argue, the most important assemblage of private conservation lands in the world.
Guide Ken Stinnett knows we’re desperate to spot some bison so we begin the bumpy journey over what amounts to a meagre portion of the 500 miles of road on the ranch. The ranch crew have removed miles of fence that used to cordon off the land so animals – ranging from elk, pronghorn, deer, turkeys, bears and quail – have free rein.
As the afternoon draws to a close, we head to Armendaris, the 360,000-acre ranch Turner bought in 1994. The first thing I notice is that the ranch sign is riddled with bullet holes. I ask Stinnett why and he shrugs, “Every sign in New Mexico has to be shot.” While Turner, 84, may be one of the world’s most generous conservationists , he is also a capitalist. And McBride says Ted Turner Reserves is a critical part of his succession plan. Five years ago, the media legend was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia, and he is determined to do everything he can, with the time he has left, to ensure his ranches are solvent. “Eco-tourism, or nature tourism, is just one more way for Ted to reach that goal.
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