Visitors to the National Show held from 16-18 June at Roche Caiman were taken aback to see the Nature Seychelles' Chief Executive with his palms down flat on the ground, knees bended and feet up while balancing on his hands. What is this nature organization up to? they must have wondered.

Fish and Chips is a common meal where Tove Jorgensen, our new staff member, has come from. But Tove, recently arrived from the United Kingdom, will be handling a different sort of fish and chips. For starters her fish will be uncooked and her chips will be more closely related to technology rather than food.

University of Seychelles Students following a course in environmental science visited Nature Seychelles on Monday 27th. The students were on a practical field visit whose aim is to enable them to see conservation in action. They were accompanied by their lecturers Will Dogley and Rachel Onezime.

"No job too tough," said the slogan on the truck parked at the Grand Anse pier on Praslin delivering goods bound for Cousin Island Special Reserve. It perfectly summed up the mood of the people transferring goods from the truck to a dingy that cloudy Monday morning.