Tag Archives: Cousine

Oct
30
2010

Cousine Island Ant-ics

Invasive species can be a problem on any ecosystem, but when that ecosystem is a small island, the effect can be even more visible. The Big-headed ant (Pheidole megacephala) is a well-known and well researched invasive ant species. Originally from the African continent, this ant has established itself all across the world in tropical and [...]

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Oct
04
2010

Feathered news

With thousands of Lesser and Brown Noddies seen flying over the island and around the island and sitting on the beach trees and rocks, there is no doubt that it has indeed been very successful breeding season for the seabirds. The flocking of these birds is a definite sign that they will soon take of to the [...]

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Sep
19
2010

Squacco Heron on Cousine!

Even though Cousine Island has regular unusual visitors, this is one of more unexpected birds to be seen in the Seychelles. The bird was seen the first time on the 15th of September, sculking around in the drainage line, in search of small skinks and insects to stock up on after its long migration. Only when [...]

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Sep
01
2010

Coral reef news

With coral bleaching affecting the Indo Pacific Ocean on a large scale again this year and areas in the Seychelles having recorded bleaching in May 2010 we’ve been desperate to get into the water around our small coral garden to see what the effect of the bleaching around Cousine Island had been. Due to the [...]

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Aug
18
2010

New tortoises!

We’ve again increased our family size, this time by adding two more female tortoises to our animal family. Kirsten and Valentina have come to us from Praslin, having been bought by Cousine’s owner. These 2 females were kept in a small concrete building with a corrugated roof along with 4 male tortoises. Unfortunately the owner would not [...]

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