Nature Seychelles
Encyclopedia
Nature Seychelles is a registered non-governmental association in Seychelles
dedicated to environmental conservation.
It is the national partner of Birdlife International
and was formed as the replacement of Birdlife Seychelles in 1998.
It is based on Seychelles' main island, Mahé
, and has a second centre on the country's second island, Praslin
.
Nature Seychelles manages the Cousin Special Island Reserve, an area covering the 27 hectare Cousin Island
and the waters surrounding it up to 400 metres from the high water mark.
As the last remaining home of the near-extinct Seychelles warbler
and as an important breeding site for seabirds, Cousin was purchased by the International Council for Bird Preservation (which later became Birdlife International) in 1968, and established as a nature reserve.
Conservation activities on Cousin include monitoring of the island's biodiversity, research, re-introduction of endangered species such as the Seychelles magpie-robin, ecotourism and education.
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
dedicated to environmental conservation.
It is the national partner of Birdlife International
BirdLife International
BirdLife International is a global Partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources...
and was formed as the replacement of Birdlife Seychelles in 1998.
It is based on Seychelles' main island, Mahé
Mahé, Seychelles
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...
, and has a second centre on the country's second island, Praslin
Praslin
Praslin is the second largest island of the Seychelles, lying 44 km north east of Mahé. Praslin has a population of around 6,500 people and comprises two administrative districts; Baie Sainte Anne and Grand' Anse . The main settlements are the Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert and Grand' Anse.It was...
.
Nature Seychelles manages the Cousin Special Island Reserve, an area covering the 27 hectare Cousin Island
Cousin Island
Cousin Island is a small granitic island of the Seychelles, lying 2 km SSW of Praslin. It is a nature reserve protected under Seychelles law as a Special Reserve and is run by Nature Seychelles, a national non-profit organization and Partner of BirdLife International .Until 1968, Cousin...
and the waters surrounding it up to 400 metres from the high water mark.
As the last remaining home of the near-extinct Seychelles warbler
Seychelles Warbler
The Seychelles Warbler , also known as Seychelles Brush-warbler, is a small songbird found on four granitic and corraline islands in the Seychelles. It is a greenish-brown bird with long legs and a long slender bill. It is primarily found in forested areas on the islands...
and as an important breeding site for seabirds, Cousin was purchased by the International Council for Bird Preservation (which later became Birdlife International) in 1968, and established as a nature reserve.
Conservation activities on Cousin include monitoring of the island's biodiversity, research, re-introduction of endangered species such as the Seychelles magpie-robin, ecotourism and education.
External links
- Birdlife International http://www.birdlife.org/index.html
- Nature Seychelles http://www.natureseychelles.org/