Domestic cats have been in the news recently in Europe. Conservationists have been trialling some new techniques to try to limit the depredations of pets and feral cats on different wildlife species. There is no dispute about the volume of wildlife killed by cats, but what is not always clear is the extent to which this results in population declines of the species they are killing. Most species are able to tolerate the impact of this depredation, because they are evolved to cope with it.

Nature Seychelles is calling on the public to help with improving knowledge of a unique Seychelles animal - the weird and wonderful Seychelles chameleon (kameleon). The conservation body is seeking to enthuse and excite citizens about the natural environment, especially in finding out more about animals and plants found nowhere else on Earth.

The Seychelles Kestrel or Katiti breeding season is in full swing. You may have noticed these charismatic little falcons being more vocal and more conspicuous in your neighbourhood.

Feral pigeons or pizons domestik have been hitting the headlines this week. A flock of them had been causing a nuisance at the National Library since the building was constructed. They were gathering in numbers on the roof, and making a lot of noise and mess. Happily for the library, the delinquent pigeons have been moved on, following the installation of special spikes that discourage them from perching. The problem has been solved at a local level – for the library – but has been moved on to somewhere else. It hasn’t gone away.