With Cousine Island only being 6 km off the west coast of Praslin, the second largest island in the Seychelles, guests of Cousine Island can also undertake a yacht cruise rental to Praslin to visit some of the Seychelles attractions. The three day tour entails daily trips from Cousine Island to surrounding islands via a [...]
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The Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It forms a safe habitat for the Giant Aldabra Tortoises covering an area of 35 000 hectares within the Mozambique Channel. The Aldabra Atoll is a coral atoll, consisting of four main coral limestone islands which enclose a shallow lagoon area. [...]
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Also tagged aldabra atoll, coral, corl, cousine island, flowering plant species, giant aldabra tortoise, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, mangrove swamps, seychelles, unesco, world heritage site
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Knowing the history of this amazing Seychelles island holiday destination, will help you appreciate the stunning beauty at Cousine Island even more. Before current ownership, the habitat of this popular Seychelles island holiday paradise, was threatened by not only farming practices, but also commercialisation. Deforestation took place as more space was required for the coconut [...]
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Also tagged bird species, birds, coconut plantation, conservation projects, cousine island, farming, Island holiday, natural vegetation, paradise, reforestation, renewable energy, resources, seychelles, turtles
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The Seychelles wildlife came under tremendous pressure over the past two hundred years. Giant tortoises disappeared almost completely from the areas such as the granite islands. Another one of the Seychelles wildlife species that faced extinction and unfortunately did not survive the brutal attacks on its life and habitat is the saltwater crocodile. Through extensive [...]
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Also tagged Conservation, cousine island, granite islands, nature activities, projects, saltwater crocodile, seychelles wildlife, tortoises
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The charming and colourful Seychelles Warbler’s very existence came under pressure with the introduction of coconut plantations in the Seychelles. By 1959 it was one of the rarest birds in the world and its population was only about 26. Emergency steps were taken to save the Seychelles Warbler through extensive conservation projects. Remarkably the population [...]
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