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…
World’s oldest known tortoise is still alive
LONDON (AP) — Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal…
Health outbreak at luxury destination prompts new travel advisory
While the U.S. State Department issues travel advisories based on the political and safety situation in a given…
Saltwater Crocodile’s Historic Range: From Seychelles to Vanuatu
The range of the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) once extended from the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean…
Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean to reach the Seychelles — before humans arrived and wiped them out
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