Nature Seychelles

We were lucky enough to receive a talk from Luca Saponari the other night, covering the ‘Ecosystem restoration success in Cousin island special reserve, Seychelles’.  Luca works at Nature Seychelles, as the senior science and technical field officer, with a background in tropical coral reef ecology. He discussed the four restoration principles, coral gardening concept, assisted recovery of corals (ARC) and much more. Many opportunities are offered for undergraduate and postgraduate students, including voluntary work and data collection for dissertation projects! Massive thank you to Luca Saponari for taking the time to give a talk – super inspiring stuff!! Go check them out: Nature Seychelles

Say hello to Shocking-pink Red, our new Seychelles Magpie Robin (Copsychus sechellarum, Pi Santez) chick on Cousin Island. The team is seen here ringing the chick and collecting other data. Birds are ringed for monitoring. This way each bird can be identified individually through a combination of different coloured rings. On the right leg is a metal ring with a unique ID from SAFRING and a red ring, which identifies Cousin. On the left, are two rings in a unique combination of colours, used to visually identify the bird. Ringing is best done when the bird is still a chick in the nest. There is a window of time for ringing. Too early and the ring can fall off and snag on the foot. Too late and the bird can panic and you have what's known as a nest explosion where the chick fledges through panic or disturbance even if they are not ready to leave the nest. Each nest is closely monitored so it is known when it is possible to ring. The process involves removing it from the nest. The bird is weighed in a bag before being ringed. Measurements are taken along with a blood sample. Once this is done it is put back in the nest. The soil is disturbed for the parents to find insects they can take and feed their chick afterwards. Once fledged, the newly rung chick can then be located to confirm a successful nest. 📷 Christopher Rose #cousinisland #seychelles #birds #conservation #endemicspecies

To commemorate #worldcleanupday Nature Seychelles, Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, the Grand Anse Mahé District Administration and Grand Anse Mahé Primary School, joined forces to clean Grand Anse Mahe beach and inner trails on Friday, 20th September. The group of 45 adults and students was divided into three teams: two teams headed north and south along the beach toward the wetlands on either side, while the third team cleaned the start of the trail near the primary school’s entrance gate. Some students also had the opportunity to plant native trees along the trail. The students then sorted the trash collected and were surprised at the items found and the amount since the beach is cleaned daily. A total of 37 kg of trash was collected, consisting mainly of glass bottles (10 kg) and PET bottles (8 kg). The remaining 18 kg was made up of beer cans, slippers, Styrofoam, plastic bottles, and toys. The cleanup is the first in a series of community engagement activities under Nature Seychelles’ European Union in Mauritius & Seychelles funded #Wetlands of Hope project. The project aims to increase community participation in wetland conservation efforts. 📷 Nature Seychelles, Farah Nasser. #CleanUp #seychelles #leaveonlyfootprints #plasticpollution #stoppollution

A few slots left! Volunteer and contribute to sea turtle conservation on Cousin Island Special Reserve, Seychelles during the nesting season (Oct 2024 - Mar/Apr 2025) and make a real impact! 🌊🐢🩵 This is a hands-on experience like no other. Training will be provided, as well as opportunities to participate in other ongoing conservation initiatives. Don't delay - apply today! Application details can be found on our website: https://lnkd.in/db8YmFEJ or by scanning the QR code. Like, share, and tag friends! *Priority will be given to those who can commit to staying for three months. 📷 Chris Tagg #CousinIsland #seychelles #turtlevolunteer #hawksbillturtle #seaturtles #conservation #volunteer #volunteerneeded #volunteerwanted #marinescience #marinebiologist #makeadifference #change #changemaker

Nature Seychelles and the Ministry of Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, are looking for a consultant or team of consultants who will undertake a review of the Seychelles Wetlands Policy and Action Plan under the E-U funded Wetlands of Hope project. Do you hold a master’s degree in Environmental Science, Law, Public Policy or similar and have at least 5 years experience preparing legal documents related to the environment? You are the person we are looking for! Deadline for submission is Friday, 13th September 2024. Please check this link for Terms of Reference and apply now! https://lnkd.in/d9Tv93sG #environment #consultancy #Seychelles #wetlands #eufunded #project #policy #plan #conservation #ForWetlands

The wonderful kids from the Green Generation Seychelles Eco camp paid us a visit at our Centre for Ocean Restoration Awareness and Learning (CORAL) on Praslin. They had an amazing time with the Reef Rescuers exploring coral reefs, learning about marine life, and getting hands-on experience with coral restoration techniques. They left feeling inspired and motivated to help protect our oceans. 📷 @lize_underwater @greengenerationseychelles #oceans #coralreef #corals #education #awareness #ReefRescuers

A 'slow start' on this Monday morning! 🐢 💚 📷 Chris Tagg #mondaymorning #tortoise #aldabragianttortoise #cousinisland #seychelles #nature #conservation

📢 Opportunity Alert: Short-term consultancy to review and update the Seychelles Wetlands Policy and Action Plan. 💧 🍃 The main deliverables of the assignment: • Desk review of international conventions, national policies, regulations and current initiatives on wetlands in Seychelles to identify knowledge gaps and implementation challenges for effective wetland management. • Multi-stakeholder consultative review and validation process for the updating of the Seychelles Wetlands Policy and Action Plan. • Updated Seychelles Wetlands Policy and Action Plan Applications are open to national consultants or groups of consultants. https://lnkd.in/dXA88bVQ