Seychelles Magpie Robin faces survival crisis
A magpie robin on Cousin Island Special Reserve by Martijn Hammers
One of the unique and distinctive birds that make the Seychelles holiday islands paradise so beguiling is in trouble.
The Seychelles magpie robin, one of the species where intensive and expensive conservation efforts have conjured sustainable populations against the odds, has been hit by a mystery disease threatening its survival. On one island numbers have halved in four months.