One of the world's wildest places looks set to stay that way as the Chilean government presses ahead with plans to create a vast new protected area at 'the end of the world,' as reported by Positive News.
The proposed Cape Froward national park will span some 150,000 hectares of subantarctic forests, peatlands, and coastline at the southern tip of the Americas. The region harbours endangered wildlife including wild pumas, huemul deer, and whales.
“The proposed Cape Froward national park will span some 150,000 hectares of subantarctic forests, peatlands, and coastline at the southern tip of the Americas.”
Rewilding Chile donated 127,000 hectares of land to the government with the condition that the national park be created within two years. Cape Froward will complete a 2,800km wildlife corridor at the southern tip of Chile.
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Good News Good Vibes. (2026, January 8). Chile to Create Vast National Park at the 'End of the World' to Protect Wildlife. Retrieved from https://goodnewsgoodvibes.com/en/article/chile-cape-froward-national-park-end-of-world-2026
https://goodnewsgoodvibes.com/en/article/chile-cape-froward-national-park-end-of-world-2026
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