You could be forgive if you thought the boardwalk at the Nature Seychelles’ run Sanctuary at Roche Caiman was made from wood. The 600 metre long boardwalk looks like wood but is made entirely from recycled PET bottles. The  planks, trusses and beams are made in the UK and are guaranteed to last 40 years with little or no maintenance.

George, one of Cousin Island most famous inhabitants, has a starring role in the May issue of Lonely Planet Traveller magazine, one of the world's most popular and influential travel publications. The giant tortoise and the island he resides on, is part of a 12-page spread on Seychelles, which appears in this issue of the magazine that is promoting island travel.

Via Today in Seychelles 3 April 2013: A woman residing at Capucins, Anse Aux Pins has been convicted and fined SCR5,000 ($415) for illegal possession of turtle meat, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has reported.

Did you know that only 1 out of 1000 turtle hatchlings is likely to survive to adulthood? It's sad but true: from the moment a hatchling emerges from its nest, its life is fraught with danger. Natural predators including crabs, birds, and fish try to make a meal of it and it has to navigate obstacles on its way to the water; anything from driftwood, to rocks to unnatural light that leads it away from the water