(5869) Tanith, nature reserves

(5869) Tanith is an amor asteroid discovered in November of 1988. It has a orbit between Earth and the main asteroid belt (perihelion 1.23 AU, aphelion 2.39 AU). There is a prediscovery image back to February of 1977.

In Carthage mythology of the Western Mediterranean, especially in the island Ibiza, Tanit was a goddess of fertility.

In the year 1988 appeared the movie "Gorillas in the Myst", which tells the true-life story of naturalist Dian Fossey and her ethological work in Rwanda with Mountain Gorillas. She also dedicated herself to saving the African Mountain gorilla from illegal poaching and likely extinction.

A few months after the discovery of (5869) Tanith, in Spain was approved the law 4/1989 of conservation of natural spaces and maintenance of rural flora and fauna.

• Parks: "natural areas, little transformed by human exploitation and occupation, that, for reason of the beauty of their landscapes, the representativeness of their ecosystems or their flora, fauna or geomorphological formations, possesses ecological, aesthetic, educational and scientific value, whose conservation merits preferential attention. A National Park is so designated because it is of national interest by reason of being representative of the natural heritage and that it includes some of the principal natural systems of Spain."

• Nature reserves: "natural spaces whose creation has as its end the protection of ecosystems, communities or biological elements that, because of their rarity, fragility, importance or singularity merit a special valuation."

• Natural monuments: "natural spaces or elements constituted basically by formations of notably singularity, rarity or beauty, that merit being the object of special protection."

• Protected Landscapes: "concrete places in the natural environment that, because of their aesthetic and cultural valuer, merit special protection."

"Mystic Pizza" (1988)

In the movie "Mystic Pizza" (1988), the traditional cook, based in natural ingredients and made with dedication and traditional recipe, is praised and exalted.