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More than a Media Mogul, Ted Turner Leaves Behind a Conservation Legacy
Turner’s ranches became living laboratories for habitat restoration, bison herds and native species reintroductions across six states, supporters said.
- Ted Turner, the CNN founder and conservationist, died Wednesday at age 87 in Lamont, Florida. One of America's largest private landowners, he fueled conservation work across 3,125 square miles of ranchland.
- A childhood dream of restoring bison drove Turner's conservation efforts after he achieved financial success. He funneled his wealth into properties spanning 2 million acres across the West and Midwest to restore native ecosystems.
- Turner Enterprises and Ted Turner Reserves wove revenue-generating programs like bison ranching and tourism with ecological restoration across 13 ranches. His Flying D Ranch in Montana and Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico exemplify rewilding success.
- Jennifer Morris, CEO of The Nature Conservancy, said Wednesday that Turner "acted on it and did so at a large scale." Environmental writer Todd Wilkinson called him a "massive figure" with uncommon reflective depth.
- Turner ensured his conservation legacy would endure by placing many ranches in protective easements designed to prevent future development. These legal safeguards aim to leave the land restored for future generations and preserve wildlife habitat indefinitely.
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More than a media mogul, Ted Turner leaves behind a conservation legacy
Ted Turner often framed conservation as essential for human survival. He saw habitat restoration, stewardship and endangered species work as ways to address climate change and resource depletion.
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