Italian hermit on island alone is leaving after 32 years

He's become known as Italy's Robinson Crusoe after spending more than 30 years as
the only resident of an idyllic island off the coast of Sardinia. But Mauro Morandi is bidding
farewell to his tiny hut on the Isle of Budelli after local authorities repeatedly threatened him
with eviction.
The 81-year-old, who has been living on the island since 1989, announced his
departure in a message on his Facebook page on Sunday. "I'm going to leave," he wrote,
adding that he hoped "Budelli will be safeguarded as I have done for 32 years." He also said
he was "really p***ed off" about the situation.
The former teacher ended up on the stunning pink atoll while attempting to sail from
Italy to Polynesia.He's previously told how he was instantly mesmerized by the place and
decided to stay, taking over from the island's former caretaker a short time after arriving.
However, the caretaker role became defunct when La Maddalena's National Park took over
ownership of Budelli in 2015.
Morandi has since spent years wrangling with officials, who say he has no legal right
to be there now, and fighting against plans to restyle his home into an environmental
observatory.

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