Giant Tortoises Make Remarkable Comeback, Now Outnumbering Humans In The Seychelles
Giant tortoises were pushed to the brink of extinction by human exploitation decades ago, but a recent survey…
In 1870, goats were left on a tiny Seychelles island; 50 years later, conservationists had to eradicate them to save its native ecosystem |
A feral goat. Image Credit: Scott Bauer/Wikimedia commons The introduction of goats to Seychelles islands created a long-term…
In 1973, Christopher Cadbury funded the £40,000 purchase of a Seychelles island stripped for coconuts and seabird eggs; today over 1 million seabirds breed there each year
For decades, the small island of Aride in the Seychelles was treated less as a wildlife sanctuary and…
Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean to reach the Seychelles — before humans arrived and wiped them out
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