"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.
Nature Seychelles has received funding from the United States’ ambassador’s self-help programme to publish the second edition of the popular sustainable lifestyle book, Grow and Eat your Own Food. The funds were received at a signing ceremony held at the Liaison Unit for Non-Governmental Organisation (LUNGOS) held on 2 May with US ambassador to Seychelles Shari Villarosa.
You could be forgive if you thought the boardwalk at the Nature Seychelles’ run Sanctuary at Roche Caiman was made from wood. The 600 metre long boardwalk looks like wood but is made entirely from recycled PET bottles. The planks, trusses and beams are made in the UK and are guaranteed to last 40 years with little or no maintenance.
George, one of Cousin Island most famous inhabitants, has a starring role in the May issue of Lonely Planet Traveller magazine, one of the world's most popular and influential travel publications. The giant tortoise and the island he resides on, is part of a 12-page spread on Seychelles, which appears in this issue of the magazine that is promoting island travel.
Via Today in Seychelles 3 April 2013: A woman residing at Capucins, Anse Aux Pins has been convicted and fined SCR5,000 ($415) for illegal possession of turtle meat, the Ministry of Environment and Energy has reported.
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