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Thursday, 22 April 2010 10:59 |
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"A SMALL black-and-white bird lands in front of me in a clearing in the forest. It hops about on the ground almost within touching distance, eyeing me curiously but seemingly unafraid, before vanishing in a flurry of wings. I have just had my first sight of a Seychelles magpie robin, one of the rarest animals on Earth. My encounter happened on Cousin Island, 29 hectares of glittering white sand and forest in the middle of the Indian Ocean." Read more of Graham Lawton's account of the success story that is Cousin Island at the New Scientist. |
A new online Library has been launched by Nature Seychelles as one of several new activities the organisation will initiate to mark 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. The new resource hosted on the organisation's website contains a collection of scientific papers and publications relating to conservation and the environment in the Seychelles. 
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has been criticised by WWF for failing to introduce catch limits for the commercial fish species under its control. The 14th Annual Meeting of the Seychelles-based IOTC held in Korea from 1-5 March ultimately left WWF feeling frustrated, but progress was made on some key issues relating to protection of sharks and seabirds
