Who would have thought domestic cats can be a danger to other species?

Two decades ago while still a senior bureaucrat in government Nirmal warned of the disappearance of the 'icon of 'Seychelles dinner table'....they laughed at him....

There are some who believe that conservation of species like birds is a luxury that developing countries like Seychelles cannot afford. Solving development constraints and social problems are the highest priority they say. But now the United Nations will be using information about the fate of birds to track progress towards the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The news last month that the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been replenished to the tune of US$ 3.13 billion comes as a relief for environmentalists in Seychelles and elsewhere. Thirty two governments are providing the funds over the next four years.