Sanctuaries

This church, better known for its weeping portrait of the Virgin Mary, also houses the world's oldest existing piece of taxidermy.

Where dogs like the rare "Fire-Tailed Border Cocker" run free on the mountainside.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

Thousands of flamingos and other bird species flourish in these Camargue wetlands.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

Environmentally crucial raptors like eagles and vultures are kept and protected in this massive sanctuary.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

A patch of Philippines forest devoted to saving the lives of an emotionally sensitive species of googly-eyed primates.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

This tiny island protects a number of rare bird species by only allowing visitors to set foot on the beach.

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

A safe place for the wild donkeys of a hot vacation destination.