Project update
Every step matters. Discover our journey.
Here, we distinguish our starting point, objectives and available evidence. Describing impact means, first and foremost, making clear what has actually been verified.
From experience to growth
Where the Sanctuary begins.
Over 40 years of direct experience with land tortoises
Around 200 animals in the Pilot Sanctuary
Around 500 m² in the current Pilot Sanctuary
Around 10,000 m² of land purchased by the founder for development
The figures describe the Pilot Sanctuary as a whole. The number of animals is indicative; the current area and planned expansion are distinct. These figures are not a measure of ecological impact, a count of animals rescued by the Foundation or certification of the conditions in individual spaces.
Present
The Pilot Sanctuary is the first operational project. Its profile describes the vision, current position and responsibility to ensure continuity of care. To preserve the animals’ peace, visits are not currently planned. We share the journey through stories and images while studying an audiovisual system to follow selected moments remotely.
Land purchased · Project under study
The development concerns approximately 10,000 m² already purchased by the founder, to be made available for the Foundation’s use. Habitats, water harvesting and cultivation are under study; scheduling and progress of the works will require dedicated documentation.
To be documented
An illustrative plan of the Pilot Sanctuary is available, reproduced not to scale. Expansion drawings and updates on individual works will be shared on the basis of actual documentation. You can follow the pathway through the Foundation’s milestones and the study of the Sanctuary’s development.
What you can verify today.
The Foundation’s identity
Establishment on 31 March 2026 and RUNTS registration, no. 174420: public documents let you identify the organisation responsible.
The direction of development
The expansion project and vision of a model adaptable to different places, without claiming sites or results that do not yet exist.
How we want to describe change.
A useful update should state the period, activity carried out, sources or materials documenting it and its limitations. Funds raised, expenditure incurred, works completed and observed effects are different kinds of information: we will not substitute one for another.
Reports will accompany the Foundation’s journey, alongside updates on activities and the use of resources.
Support a journey with understanding.
If this vision matters to you, you can contribute expertise, share it or offer voluntary support. We do not attribute a specific outcome to a donation if we cannot demonstrate it.