home to a plethora of Mauritian endemic fauna and flora such as the Mauritian coral tree, the Mascarene paradise flycatcher and the Mauritius fruit bat. Keep your eyes peeled for giant tortoises ...

Parrotfish, for example, provide an essential service to reefs on the south-east coast of Mauritius by eating seaweeds that could otherwise choke and consume the coral when it’s weakened by ...

Who doesn’t love long, sandy beaches, coral blue waters and the soft susurration of palm fronds? The island of Mauritius ... over 200 variations of palm tree and a rare ebony.

As Mauritius takes back control, there are big environmental implications. These 247,000 square miles (640,000km²) of remote seas include among the most pristine tropical coral reef ecosystems on ...

Angsana Hotels & Resorts, managed by the Banyan Tree Group, has launched Angsana Balaclava at Turtle Bay in Mauritius. The 51-suite and one ... resort to soon launch a conservation team to plant coral ...

As part of the Mauritius Ridge to Reef (R2R) project that aims to promote forest restoration and the creation of new endemic forest cover, 500 endemic trees were planted, yesterday, at the Pétrin ...

The island of Mauritius is a real-life example of how people are transforming ... coastal and marine themes and topics including the food chain and the growth of coral all with a view to showing how ...

The government of Mauritius plans to cull 20 percent of the population of Mauritian flying foxes (Pteropus niger) in 2018 to protect farmers’ fruit trees. Culls in prior years led to the ...

The captain and first officer of a ship that ran aground on coral reef in Mauritius have been found guilty of endangering safe navigation. The captain, Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, admitted to drinking ...

up to 300,000 gallons are now believed to have been spilled into Mauritius’ coral lagoon along some incredibly rare and unique coastline in the midst of a global biodiversity hotspot.

Mauritius is home to world-renowned coral reefs, and tourism is a crucial part of its economy. Images posted online by local media show volunteers collecting straw from fields and filling sacks to ...