patagonia's delicate ecosystem is under threat for overgrazing. but getting help by two people and a fair amount of their money. lucia newman sent us this report. >> taking off in this far away corner of the southern hemisphere is a beautiful dream, a dream to turn this back as close as possible to the place darwin found when he first set foot on patagonia. >> it's huge! >> reporter: until recently, the chilen region of asenne, not remote enough, says douglas thompltompkins. this 70 square mile hot spot for biodiversity is coming back to life. the fences are gone and the wild grass is growing. >> we come here and you think, god, this is like a paradise. because they're back where they belong. they know that they're not hunted. and that's why you can stand here, so close to them. and they don't -- >> they don't run away. >> they don't care. >> the native guanakos, cousins to the lam la llama are thrivin. >> this was a dream conservation project. >> the ex-ceo of the company patagonia used much of her fortune. to donate to chile for a national park.

and protecting patagonia. we look at why one of the most remote low cases on earth is facing environmental destructi destruction. >> a suicide-bomber dressed as a student kills nearly 50 people as a school assembly in nigeria. about 2,000 students were waiting for the principal's daily address when the bomber blew himself up. it happened at an all-boy's secondary school in yobe state, one of three northeastern states that have been under a state of emergency since may of last year. let's go live to our correspondent, who joins us from lega lagos. this attack was particularly devastating. >> absolutely. this one is particularly devastating. people are still not fully recovered from earlier. and this was issued by the boko haram leader that schools are particularly targeted because they stand for everything that boko haram are against. >> tell us more of what happened at the school this morning. how the attack happened. >> well, actually it's a lone suicide-bomber who championed a bomb to his chest, and walked i

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. >>> patagonia is one of the world's most remote locations. delicate ecosystem is now under threat. but an american couple has an innovative idea for saving the region. >> reporter: a dream to turn the clock back as close as possible to the place darwin found when he first stepped foot in patagonia. until recently the chilean region was considered the most remote corner of the southern hemisphere, but not enough to prevent environmental destruction from overgrazing. >> we have donated three national parks so far. >> reporter: now thanks to thompkins and his wife chris, this 70-kilometer hot spot is coming back to life. the fences are gone, and the wild grass is growing. >> you come here, and you think god this is like a paradise because they are black where their belong. they know that they are not hunted, and that's why you can stand here so close to them, and they don't -- they don't care. >> reporter: they don't run away. the native cousins to the llama are once again thrivering as are these animals, which were in danger of extinction. now

patagonia used much of the personal fortune to buy the cattle ranch, soon to be donated as the patagonia national park. creating a national park can cause controversy. shifting land use inevitably evogue passions. some accuse them of burning it into a nuclear waste dump. chris tompson, who ks patagonian home believes that national parks are a way to build a line of defense to stop the destruction of the natural world, lop after she and her husband are gone. >> are we willing to use up every square inch of the planet at the risk of losing most species to make sure that we humans consume as much as we want to. >> the tomorrow things consumed the largest land, destined from any couple in the world, are saying no >>> after four years of restoration, the courtyards are open to the public once more. the areas surrounding the statues were thought to have been built 45 centuries ago. water pollution prompted the closure. tourists will be allowed to walk around but the s finks is closed for work. >> i'm david shuster, "inside story" is up next. for more news go to aljazeera.com. >> president obam

to the gauchos in patagonia.r even seen the sheep... >> you can see the black dog. >> today i'm counting down 7 animals that play a key role in their communities.

to the gauchos in patagonia.er even seen the sheep... >> you can see the black dog. >> today i'm counting down 7 animals that play a key role in their communities. look at 'em! look at 'em! plus my blooper of the week. whoa.

to the gauchos in patagonia.e sheep... >> you can see the black dog. >> today i'm counting down 7 animals that play a key role in their communities. look at 'em! look at 'em! plus my blooper of the week. whoa. traditional cultures and their animal traditions are next on "wild countdown." >> whoa! wow, you're up here, aren't you? we tried to leave our tents. not even to go get dinner. we couldn't get to dinner. the lions were everywhere! golly day! [dog barking] whoo!