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IV. Conservation Issues A. Biodiversity of the District of Grand-Port Plants Reptiles Birds Mammals Bois d’ébène Ornate day gecko Mauritius kestrel Mauritius Fruit Bat/flying fox Diospyros egrettarum Phelsuma ornata Falco puncatus Pteropus niger Bois jaune Ochrosia borbonica Ilot Vacoas Bojer skink Gongylomorphus bojerii sp. Pink pigeon Nesoenas mayeri Bois clou Lesser night gecko Mauritian fody Eugenia bojeri Nactus coindemirensis Foudia rubra Liane chartier Telfair skink Olive-white eye bird Gouania tiliifolia Leiolopisma telfairii Zosterops chloronothos Bois perroquet Bouton’s skink Wedge-tailed shearwater bird Olax psittacorum Cryptoblepharus boutonii Puffinus pacificus White-tailed tropic bird Phaeton lepturus Table 2: Some native species of the District of Grand-Port, Mauritius 16
B. Conservation history Conservation on Mauritius is one of the World's most successful conservation stories. This is due to MWF's restoration work that started in the 1975 which includes the rescue of the Mauritius Kestrel, then following the years,the Echo Parakeet, the Pink Pigeon and the olive white-eye brought back from the brink of extinction. We develop protocols for the rescue of native plant species and we also work in Rodrigues restoring the flora and fauna and replanting the native forest. MWF has been actively involved with islet restoration, in particular on Ile aux Aigrettes and Round Island both of which are endangered biodiversity hotspots of global importance. These conservation efforts will benefit future generations of Mauritians. Mauritian Wildlife Foundation promotes local capacity building and provides employment through its activities. MWF wishes to remain a strong, vibrant and innovative organisation. In addition MWF has worked in close collaboration with NPCS since its creation in 1994, in the creation of a Conservation Management Area in the native forests, rat eradication on islets, the Round island restoration project, rare plant propagation (with the cooperation of the Forestry service). Regarding the conservation history of reptiles found in the target site, the Telfair’s skink is a success of translocation project for Mauritius. Indeed, Mauritius was once home to one of the richest diversities of reptiles in the world and these reptiles were integral to the natural function of the pristine Mauritian ecosystem. Following human colonisation in the 16 th century numerous alien animals and plants were introduced and most of the Mauritian forests were destroyed, causing the loss of more than 60% of the Mauritian reptiles’ species from the mainland (Cole et al. 2007). Some species survived only on a few of the offshore islands, particularly those that had not been invaded by predatory mammals, such as rats, which have been responsible for many extinction events worldwide. Round Island is one of these few locations within the Mascarenes that has never been invaded by rats. Some 30 years ago, it was recognised that the reptiles on Round Island and a few other reptile species that could still be found on some of the other offshore islands were still at risk of extinction. Action had to be taken to secure the future survival of these reptile species that could not be found anywhere else in the world. At the time it was proposed that these reptile species should be translocated back to other islands where they used to occur. Translocation is a conservation tool used worldwide to create new populations of a species by moving a number of organisms from one location to another. However, successful translocation could take place only on pest-free islands. Recently, a project funded by the Darwin Initiative in the UK, has translocated four endemic and endangered lizard species to other offshore islands around Mauritius (Cole et al., 2007). 17
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Page 3 and 4: 3. THREAT RANKING ANALYSIS.........
Page 5 and 6: I. The Physical Site A. Definition
Page 7 and 8: B. Physical region Key Mauritius is
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Flagship species Figure 10: Flagshi
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Barrier removal partners The Nation
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endemic species is hardly known amo
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Other AUDIENCE : School children Wh
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SMART OB5 - By April 2009 the numbe
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Key OT OT1 OT 2 OT 3 OT 4 OT 5 Obje
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Key Messages Know: Mauritius i
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The reptiles of Mauritius are our n
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Activity #3 Key Messages STRATEGIES
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Together we can save our reptiles.
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Activity #5 Key Messages STRATEGIES
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3. Gecko tattoos will be offered an
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Pre-requisites Permission from the
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Activity #8 Channel: Fact sheet wit
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7. Acknowledgements The Mauritian W
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9. Appendices Appendix 1 The Islets
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Any islet that has a significant nu
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outbreak of a serious fire the resp
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Community Participation It is funda
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Organizing awareness raising events
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Organization responsible for manage
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The round table on Legislation and
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Appendix 2 Stakeholder’s Matrix R
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No Participant/ Stakeholder 16 Ecos
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No Participant/ Stakeholder Sector:
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Sandra 27 2.4% Danylo 26 2.3% Desir
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Fisherman 56 5.0% Retired 46 4.1% S
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Advanced Level 1 0.1% Form 3 1 0.1%
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Internet 10 0.9% Local community le
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In the past month, would you say th
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Defi jeune 3 0.3% L Hebdo 2 0.2% Ot
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c 0 MBC radio 332 29.7% bar_c0.gif
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5 am - 6am 97 8.7% Midnight - 5 am
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MBC 2 118 10.5% Movie Channel 62 5.
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_ c 0 Not applicable 180 16.1% bar_
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There a need to protect them 10 0.9
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fishing 116 10.4% barbecuing 91 8.1
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If you know, can you name 3 plants/
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Echo Parakeet 4 0.4% Other 214 19.5
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Do you know that if some of the isl
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Petit Rat 1 0.1% Other 1 0.1% Total
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Camping prohibited 8 0.7% Dumping i
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Q23h: Do you think that there is a
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that activity Q27a: Report a person
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No answer 4 0.4% Totals 1117 100.0%
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10. References Atkinson, R. and Sev
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Vinson, J. (1976) The distribution
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