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Seychelles (pronounced /seɪˈʃɛl/ or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ ["say shells"] in English and IPA: [seʃɛl] in French), officially the Republic of Seychelles (French: République des Seychelles; Creole: Repiblik Sesel), is an archipelago nation of 155 islands in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 km east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius and Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest, and the Suvadives of the Maldives to the northeast. Seychelles has the smallest population of any sovereign state of Africa. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Seychelles. ...
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Flag ratio: 1:2 The flag of the Seychelles was adopted on June 18, 1996. ...
The coat of arms of the Republic of Seychelles shows a shield, in which a turtle is located on green grounds. ...
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Koste Seselwa is the national anthem of Seychelles. ...
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About 90% of the Seychellois people live on the island of Mahé. Most of the rest live on Praslin and La Digue, with the remaining smaller islands either sparsely populated or uninhabited. ...
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Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol, is the creole language of the Seychelles. ...
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President James Alex Michel James Alex Michel (born August 18, 1944) has been the president of the Seychelles since April 14, 2004. ...
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ISO 4217 Code SCR User(s) Seychelles Inflation 4. ...
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Time zones of Africa: Striped colours indicate countries observing daylight saving Seychelles Time, or SCT, is a time zone used by in the Indian Ocean island nation of the Seychelles. ...
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Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol, is the creole language of the Seychelles. ...
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[edit] History -
While Austronesian seafarers or Arab traders may have been the first to visit the uninhabited Seychelles, the first recorded sighting of them took place in 1502, by the Portuguese Admiral Vasco da Gama, who passed through the Amirantes and named them after himself (islands of the Admiral). The first recorded landing and first written account was by the crew of the English East Indiaman Ascension in 1609. As a transit point for trading between Africa and Asia, they were occasionally used by pirates until the French began to take control of the islands starting in 1756 when a Stone of Possession was laid by Captain Nicholas Morphey. The islands were named after Jean Moreau de Séchelles, Louis XV’s Minister of Finance. [1] The Seychelles islands remained uninhabited for more than 150 years after they became known to Western explorers. ...
The Austronesian people are a population group in Oceania and Southeast Asia who speak or had ancestors who spoke one of the Austronesian languages. ...
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The Amirante Islands (Les Amirantes), a group of coral islands and atolls, belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. ...
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Jean Moreau de Séchelles (May 10, 1690 - December 31, 1761) was a French official and politician. ...
The British contested control over the islands with the French between 1794 and 1812. Jean Baptiste Queau de Quincy, French administrator of Seychelles during the years of war with the United Kingdom, declined to resist when armed enemy warships arrived. Instead, he successfully negotiated the status of capitulation to Britain, which gave the settlers a privileged position of neutrality. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...
Britain eventually assumed full control upon the surrender of Mauritius in 1812 and this was formalised in 1814 at the Treaty of Paris. The Seychelles became a crown colony separate from Mauritius in 1903 and independence was granted in 1976, as a republic within the Commonwealth. In 1977, a coup d'etat ousted the first president of the republic, James Mancham, replacing him with France Albert René. The 1979 constitution declared a socialist one-party state, which lasted until 1991. The first draft of a new constitution failed to receive the requisite 60 percent of voters in 1992, but in 1993 an amended version was approved. For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...
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Sir James Richard Marie Mancham (born 1939) was the first President of Seychelles from 1976 to 1977. ...
France-Albert René (often abbreviated to simply Albert René or F. A. René; born November 16, 1935) was the long-time leftist President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. ...
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The Seychelles president, who is both head of state and head of government, is elected by popular vote for a five-year term of office. The previous president, France Albert René, first came to power in a coup d'état in 1977, one year after independence. He was democratically elected after the constitutional reforms of 1992. He stood down in 2004 in favour of his vice-president, James Michel, who was re-elected in 2006. The cabinet is presided over and appointed by the president, subject to the approval of a majority of the legislature. By 1963, political parties had developed in the Seychelles colony. ...
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France-Albert René (often abbreviated to simply Albert René or F. A. René; born November 16, 1935) was the long-time leftist President of Seychelles from 1977 to 2004. ...
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President James Alex Michel James Alex Michel (born August 18, 1944) has been the president of the Seychelles since April 14, 2004. ...
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The unicameral Seychellois parliament, the National Assembly or Assemblée Nationale, consists of 34 members, of whom 25 are elected directly by popular vote, while the remaining 9 seats are appointed proportionally according to the percentage of votes received by each party. All members serve five-year terms. Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ...
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The unicameral National Assembly of Seychelles is the countrys legislative body. ...
Politics is a topic of hot debate in the country - with many claiming there is an uneven playing field between the two leading parties.
The Seychelles are part of the Indian Ocean Commission. The Indian Ocean Commission (COI), known as the Commission de lOcéan Indien in French, is an intergovernmental organization that joins Reunion Island, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Mayotte together to encourage cooperation. ...
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An island nation, Seychelles is located in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) east of Kenya. The number of islands in the archipelago is often given as 115 but the Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles lists 155. The islands as per the Constitution are divided into various groups as follows. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 67 pixelsFull resolution (12257 × 1025 pixel, file size: 4. ...
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Map of Seychelles Map of Africa showing the location of Seychelles The Seychelles is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) east of Kenya. ...
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There are 42 granitic islands, in descending order of size: Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue, Curieuse, Félicité, Frégate, St. Anne, North, Cerf, Marianne, Grand Sœur,Thérèse, Aride, Conception,Petite Sœur, Cousin, Cousine, Long, Récif, Round (Praslin), Anonyme, Mamelles, Moyenne, Ile aux Vaches Marines, L'Islette, Beacon (Ile Sèche), Cachée, Cocos, Round (Mahé), L'Ilot Frégate, Booby, Chauve Souris (Mahé),Chauve Souris (Praslin), Ile La Fouche, Hodoul, L'Ilot, Rat, Souris, St. Pierre (Praslin),Zavé, Harrison Rocks (Grand Rocher). The Granitic Seychelles, also known as the Inner Islands, are the islands in the Seychelles which lie on the Seychelles Bank and are composed of granite rock. ...
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Praslin is the second largest island of the Seychelles, lying north east of Mahé. It is named for the French Duc de Praslin and has a population of around 5,000 people. ...
There are two coral sand cays north of the granitics: Denis, Bird.
There are two coral islands south of the granitics: Coëtivy, Platte.
There are 29 coral islands in the Amirantes group, west of the granitics: Desroches, Poivre Atoll (comprising 3 islands : Poivre, Florentin and South Island), Alphonse, D'Arros, St. Joseph Atoll (comprising 14 islands: St. Joseph Ile aux Fouquets, Ressource, Petit Carcassaye, Grand Carcassaye, Benjamin, Bancs Ferrari, Chiens, Pélicans, Vars, Ile Paul, Banc de Sable, Banc aux Cocos and Ile aux Poules), Marie Louise, Desnoeufs, African Banks (comprising 2 islands: African Banks and South Island), Rémire, St. François, Boudeuse, Etoile, Bijoutier.
There are 13 coral islands in the Farquhar Group, south-south west of the Amirantes: Farquhar Atoll (comprising 10 islands: Bancs de Sable Déposés Ile aux Goëlettes Lapins Ile du Milieu North Manaha South Manaha Middle Manaha North Island and South Island), Providence Atoll (comprising two islands: Providence and Bancs Providence) and St Pierre.
There are 67 raised coral islands in the Aldabra Group, west of the Farquhar Group: Aldabra Atoll(comprising 46 islands : Grande Terre, Picard, Polymnie, Malabar, Ile Michel, Ile Esprit, Ile aux Moustiques, Ilot Parc, Ilot Emile, Ilot Yangue, Ilot Magnan, Ile Lanier, Champignon des Os, Euphrate, Grand Mentor, Grand Ilot, Gros Ilot Gionnet, Gros Ilot Sésame, Heron Rock, Hide Island, Ile aux Aigrettes, Ile aux Cèdres, Iles Chalands, Ile Fangame, Ile Héron, Ile Michel, Ile Squacco, Ile Sylvestre, Ile Verte, Ilot Déder, Ilot du Sud, Ilot du Milieu, Ilot du Nord, Ilot Dubois, Ilot Macoa, Ilot Marquoix, Ilots Niçois, Ilot Salade, Middle Row Island, Noddy Rock, North Row Island, Petit Mentor, Petit Mentor Endans, Petits Ilots, Pink Rock and Table Ronde), Assumption, Astove and Cosmoledo Atoll (comprising 19 islands: (Menai, Ile du Nord (West North), Ile Nord-Est (East North), Ile du Trou, Goëlettes, Grand Polyte, Petit Polyte, Grand Ile (Wizard), Pagode, Ile du Sud-Ouest (South), Ile aux Moustiques, Ile Baleine, Ile aux Chauve-Souris, Ile aux Macaques, Ile aux Rats, Ile du Nord-Ouest, Ile Observation, Ile Sud-Est and Ilot la Croix.
[edit] Administrative divisions -
 The famous clock tower in the centre of Victoria, capital of Seychelles. Seychelles is divided into twenty-five administrative regions, called districts: Seychelles is divided into 25 districts: Anse aux Pins Anse Boileau Anse Etoile Anse Louis Anse Royale Baie Lazare Baie Sainte Anne Beau Vallon Bel Air Bel Ombre Cascade Glacis Grand Anse (Mahe) Grand Anse (Praslin) La Digue La Riviere Anglaise (English River) Les Mamelles Mont Buxton Mont Fleuri Plaisance...
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Location of Anse aux Pins District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Anse aux Pins is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Anse Boileau is a quiet district on the south of the island of Mahe, in the Seychelles. ...
Location of Anse Etoile District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Anse Etoile is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Anse Royale District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Anse Royale is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Baie Lazare District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Baie Lazare is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Baie Sainte Anne District on Praslin Island, Seychelles Baie Sainte Anne is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Praslin. ...
Location of Beau Vallon District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Beau Vallon is a beach resort on the north western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. ...
Location of Bel Air District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Bel Air is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Bel Ombre District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Bel Ombre (or Belombre) is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Cascade District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Cascade is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Glacis District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Glacis is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
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Location of Grand Anse Praslin District on Praslin Island, Seychelles Grand Anse Praslin is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Praslin. ...
La Digue is the third largest inhabited island of the Seychelles, lying east of Praslin. ...
Location of La Riviere Anglaise District on Mahé Island, Seychelles La Riviere Anglaise (English River) is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Les Mamelles District Les Mamelles is an administrative district of Seychelles. ...
Location of Mont Buxton District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Mont Buxton is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Mont Fleuri District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Mont Fleuri is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Plaisance District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Plaisance (Seychelles) is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | | ...
Location of Pointe La Rue District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Pointe La Rue is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Port Glaud District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Port Glaud is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Roche Caiman District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Roche Caiman is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Saint Louis District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Saint Louis is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. Categories: | ...
Location of Takamaka District on Mahé Island, Seychelles Takamaka is one of the 22 administrative regions of Mahé, Republic of Seychelles. ...
[edit] Economy -
Since independence in 1976, per capita output has expanded to roughly seven times the old near-subsistence level. Growth has been led by the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labour force and provides more than 70% of hard currency earnings, and by tuna fishing. In recent years the government has encouraged foreign investment in order to upgrade hotels and other services. Economy - overview: Since Seychelles independence in 1976, per capita output in this Indian Ocean archipelago has expanded to roughly seven times the old near-subsistence level. ...
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At the same time, the government has moved to reduce the dependence on tourism by promoting the development of farming, fishing, and small-scale manufacturing. The vulnerability of the tourist sector was illustrated by the sharp drop in 1991-1992 due largely to the country's significantly overvalued exchange rate, the Gulf War and once again following the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Other issues facing the government are the curbing of the budget deficit, including the containment of social welfare costs, and further privatisation of public enterprises. The government has a pervasive presence in economic activity, with public enterprises active in petroleum product distribution, insurance, banking, imports of basic products, telecommunications, and a wide range of other businesses. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ...
Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish by hooking, trapping, or gathering. ...
Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ...
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Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or — especially in India — disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership. ...
Growth slowed in 1998–2001, due to sluggish tourist and tuna sectors. Also, tight controls on exchange rates and the scarcity of foreign exchange have impaired short-term economic prospects. The black market value of the Seychellois rupee is anywhere from two thirds to one half the official exchange rate; without a devaluation of the currency the tourist sector should remain sluggish as tourists seek cheaper destinations such as nearby Comoros and Madagascar. A reduction in the number of flights serving the country, primarily due to the inability by airline companies to repatriate funds, has also constrained the growth of the tourism industry. The recent entry of Emirates and Qatar airlines has yet to result in increased growth. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
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ISO 4217 Code SCR User(s) Seychelles Inflation 4. ...
At official exchange rates Seychelles remains the richest country in Africa in terms of GDP per capita. (US$7,504 as of 2005), although if the parallel exchange rate, or purchasing power parity rates, are used, it ranks behind Mauritius and Botswana. Because of economic contraction (the economy declined by about 2% in 2004 and 2005 and is set to decline by at least the same level in 2006) the country is moving downwards in terms of per capita income. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
It is important to note that Seychelles is, per capita, the most highly indebted country in the world according to the World Bank, with total public debt around 122.8% of GDP. Approximately two thirds of this debt is owed domestically, with the balance due to multi laterals, bi laterals, and commercial banks. The country is in arrears to most of its international creditors and has had to resort to pledged commercial debt to continue to be able to borrow. This high debt burden is a direct consequence of the overvalued exchange rate — in essence, the country is living beyond its means, and financing its lifestyle by borrowing domestically and internationally. The World Bank logo The World Bank (the Bank) is a part of the World Bank Group (WBG), is a bank that makes loans to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty. ...
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The Seychelles International Business Authority (SIBA) is charged with overseeing the quickly growing offshore industry. Seychelles is home to a number of offshore incorporation specialists including firms like Sterling Offshore Ltd., a Seychelles based firm of legal and business consultants specialising in offshore company formation, mutual funds, hedge funds and captive insurance.
Seychelles is the smallest nation in the world issuing its own currency (i.e., not pegged to a foreign currency and not shared with any other country). A fixed exchange rate, sometimes (less commonly) called a pegged exchange rate, is a type of exchange rate regime wherein a currencys value is matched to the value of another single currency or to a basket of other currencies, or to another measure of value, such as gold. ...
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- See also: Indo-Seychellois, Sino-Seychellois, Seychellois Creole People, Seychellois Creole, and Franco-Seychellois
As the islands of the Seychelles had no indigenous population, the current Seychellois are composed of people who have immigrated to the island. The largest ethnic groups are those of French, African, Indian, and Chinese descent. French and English are official languages along with Seychellois Creole, which is primarily based upon French. Most Seychellois are Christians; the Roman Catholic Church is the predominant denomination. About 90% of the Seychellois people live on the island of Mahé. Most of the rest live on Praslin and La Digue, with the remaining smaller islands either sparsely populated or uninhabited. ...
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Sino-Seychellois are Overseas Chinese who reside in the Seychelles. ...
Seychellois Creole are the vast majority of people living in the Seychelles. ...
Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol, is the creole language of the Seychelles. ...
Franco-Seychellois are people of French origin living in the Seychelles. ...
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The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Seychellois Creole, also known as Kreol, is the creole language of the Seychelles. ...
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The folk music of the islands incorporates multiple influences in a syncretic fashion, including English contredanse, polka and mazurka, French folk and pop, sega from Mauritius and Réunion, taarab, soukous and other pan-African genres, and Polynesian, Indian and Arcadian music. A complex form of percussion music called contombley is popular, as is Moutya, a fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
The Seychelles, which is an independent island chain in the Indian Ocean, formerly a colony of both Britain and France has a distinct kind of music. ...
Folk song redirects here. ...
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Thursday night contras in Cambridge, Massachusetts Contradance (also Contra dance, Contra-dance and other variant spellings) refers to several folk dance styles in which couples dance in two facing lines. ...
Street musicians in Prague playing a polka Polka is a fast, lively Central European dance, and also a genre of dance music. ...
The mazurka (Polish: mazurek, named after Polands Mazovia district; mazurka is the feminine form of mazurek) is a Polish folk dance in triple metre with a lively tempo, containing a heavy accent on the third or second beat. ...
This article is about Mauritian dance music. ...
Taarab is a kind of East African music, most popular in Tanzania and Kenya. ...
// Soukous is a musical genre that originated in the Congos during the 1930s and early 1940s, and which has gained popularity throughout Africa. ...
Carving from the ridgepole of a MÄori house, ca 1840 Polynesia (from Greek: πολÏÏ‚ many, νῆσος island) is a large grouping of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. ...
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Percussion redirects here. ...
Moutya is a traditional dance similar to the Sega, but with often more pronounced suggestive movements. ...
There is also Benga in the province of Nyanga, see Benga, Gabon Benga is a musical genre of Kenyan popular music. ...
As of 1992, some ninety percent of the population was Roman Catholic and approximately seven percent Anglican. Although clergy and civil authorities disapprove, many Seychellois see little inconsistency between their orthodox religious observance and belief in magic, witchcraft, and sorcery. The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...
The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ...
Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given religion. ...
Not to be confused with Magic (illusion). ...
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[edit] Flora and Fauna In common with many fragile island ecosysytems, the early human history of Seychelles saw the loss of biodiversity including the disappearance of most of the giant tortoises from the granitic islands, felling of coastal and mid-level forests and extinction of species such as the chestnut flanked white eye, the Seychelles parakeet and the saltwater crocodile. However, extinctions were far fewer than on other islands such as Mauritius or Hawaii, partly due to a shorter period of human occupation (since 1770). The Seychelles today is known for success stories in protecting its flora and fauna. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 1790 KB) palm spider, Seychelles Photo taken by User in July 2005 File links The following pages link to this file: Seychelles Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or...
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Three living groups of tortoise can be considered giants: Galapagos tortoises Chelonoidis (nigra) species Seychelles giant tortoises Dipsochelys species African spurred tortoise Centrochelys sulcata The giant tortoises of the Mascarene islands Cylindraspis became extinct in the 18th century. ...
Binomial name (Schneider, 1801) Range of the Saltwater Crocodile in black The Saltwater or Estuarine Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is the largest of all living crocodilians and reptiles. ...
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Arguably the first scientific study of Seychelles was that of the Marion Dufresne expedition in 1768, two years prior to settlement. Dufresne instructed Duchemin, captain of the vessel La Digue, to ...especially give the greatest attention to the study and prospects of all the species of inland productions such as trees, bushes, plants, herbs, quadruped animals, birds, insects, freshwater fish, stones, soil, minerals. Nothing is unimportant. You must not avoid giving details and descriptions- everything is worthy of attention. Their observations remain an intriguing window on Seychelles prior to human interference.
Subsequent to settlement, Fairfax Moresby’s hydrographic survey in 1822, was the first scientific study in the islands, while early collectors included those of Pervillé, Wright and Mobius during the early to mid nineteenth century. The first major avian collector was Newton in 1865 followed by Lantz in 1877, both in the granitics. Abbott collected in the granitics in 1890 and in the Aldabra group in 1893. Voeltzkow also made general natural history collections on Aldabra in 1895.
In 1882, Coppinger made extensive collections and observations. Several expeditions followed, most significant of which was the Percy Sladen Expedition aboard Sealark in 1905, when Gardiner made extensive collections in the granitics and outer islands. His collections for some islands remain the only records available into the 21st century.
Studies subsequent to Gardiner were sparse up to the 1950s, though some residents of Seychelles made valuable contributions, notably Dupont, Thomasset, Baty and Vesey Fitzgerald. Visiting oceanographic expeditions also made some collections. In the 1950s, Smith conducted a major study of marine fish, while Cousteau also visited in 1954 aboard Calypso. Legrand collected Lepidoptera in the 1950s, while the Bristol University expedition of 1964-65 focussed on birds and insects.
The contribution of Royal Society to the knowledge of Aldabra from 1966 is legendary and work on Aldabra continued under the custodianship of Seychelles Islands Foundation In more modern times, International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP, now BirdLife International) conducted a great deal of research on Cousin Island. In the second half of the 1980s and during the 1990s, many reports and published papers for the granitics were the result of work conducted on Aride Island first by Royal Society for Nature Conservation (now Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts) and then by the local NGO Island Conservation Society, summarized in Annual Reports from 1987 to the present. Extensive scientific research is carried out since the 1990s and much of this is published in Seychelles in the scientific journal Phelsuma (published by Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles. For other uses, see Royal Society (disambiguation). ...
Map of Aldabra Atoll Aldabra and Assumption Island Aldabra Atoll Aldabra is a raised coral atoll in the Indian Ocean virtually untouched by humans, with distinctive island fauna, including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. ...
Map of Aldabra Atoll Aldabra and Assumption Island Aldabra Atoll Aldabra is a raised coral atoll in the Indian Ocean virtually untouched by humans, with distinctive island fauna, including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. ...
Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF) manages and protects the World Heritage Sites of Aldabra and Vallee de Mai. ...
BirdLife International is the international conservation organization working to protect the world’s birds and their habitats. ...
Cousin Island is one of the Seychelles, lying west of Praslin. ...
Aride Island is one of the Seychelles, lying north of Praslin. ...
The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts or RSWT is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter to promote conservation and manage environmental funds. ...
Island Conservation Society was registered as an NGO in Seychelles in April 2001. ...
The Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles was established in 1992 as the first environmental non-governmental organisation registered in Seychelles. ...
Although many of the conservation laws date back to British colonial days, the Seychelles government has strictly protected the natural heritage of the islands for many years. Flagship species, the Seychelles Magpie Robin and the Seychelles Warbler, have been spectacularly rescued from the brink of extinction by BirdLife International, Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, Island Conservation Society, Nature Seychelles, private islands (Fregate and Denis) and the Government of Seychelles. These birds, once restricted to one island each, have been translocated to many others. Seychelles has 12 endemic bird species. These are the Aldabra Drongo, Seychelles Magpie robin, Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher, Seychelles Fody, Seychelles Scops-owl, Seychelles White-eye, Seychelles Swiftlet, Seychelles Kestrel, Seychelles Blue Pigeon Seychelles Bulbul, Seychelles Warbler and Seychelles Sunbird. For other uses, see Species (disambiguation). ...
BirdLife International is the international conservation organization working to protect the world’s birds and their habitats. ...
The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts or RSWT is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter to promote conservation and manage environmental funds. ...
Island Conservation Society was registered as an NGO in Seychelles in April 2001. ...
Nature Seychelles Nature Seychelles is a registered non-governmental association in Seychelles dedicated to environmental conservation. ...
In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ...
Binomial name (Ridgway, 1893) The Aldabra Drongo (Dicrurus aldabranus) is a species of bird in the Dicruridae family. ...
Binomial name Terpsiphone corvina (E. Newton, 1867) The Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) is a rare bird from the genus of paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) within the subfamily Monarchinae. ...
Binomial name Foudia sechellarum Newton, 1867 The Seychelles Fody Foudia sechellarum is a small yellowish songbird that lives in the Seychelles Islands of Cousin Island, Cousine Island, Fregate Island, DArros Island and as of 2004 Denis Island. ...
Species many, see species list The scops owls, known as screech owls in the Americas are small owls in the genus Otus of the typical owl family Strigidae. ...
Genera Hydrochous Collocalia Aerodramus Schoutedenapus Bold text The birds called Swiftlets or Cave Swiftlets are contained within the four genera Aerodramus, Hydrochous, Schoutedenapus and Collocalia. ...
The name kestrel is given to several different members of the falcon genus, Falco. ...
Binomial name Alectroenas pulcherrima (Scopoli, 1786) The Seychelles Blue Pigeon (also known as Seychelles Blue Fruit Dove) is a medium-sized pigeon which inhabits woodland areas of the granitic Seychelles Islands. ...
Binomial name Hypsipetes crassirostris Newton,E, 1867 The Seychelles Bulbul, Hypsipetes crassirostris, is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. ...
Binomial name Acrocephalus sechellensis (Oustalet, 1877) The Seychelles Warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis is a small songbird found on three islands in the granitic Seychelles. ...
Binomial name Nectarinia dussumieri (Hartlaub, 1861) The Seychelles Sunbird (Nectarinia dussumieri) is a small passerine from the family of sunbirds. ...
Seychelles is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites run by the Seychelles Islands Foundation. They are the atoll of Aldabra, which is the world's largest raised coral atoll and also the Vallée de Mai on Praslin island, billed as the original site of the Garden of Eden. The Cousin Island Special Reserve, purchased by Royal Society for Nature Conservation in 1968 and managed by Nature Seychelles, is an internationally-known bird and marine sanctuary which has won several awards for conservation and ecotourism. Seychelles has six national marine parks including the St. Anne National Marine Park located adjacent to the capital, Port Victoria which are managed by the government parastatal, Marine Parks Authority. Much of the land territory (about 40%) and a substantial part of the coastal sea around Seychelles are protected as National Parks, including Marine Parks, and Reserves. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2112 × 2816 pixel, file size: 979 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photo on a visit to seychelles, taken September 2006. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2112 × 2816 pixel, file size: 979 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this photo on a visit to seychelles, taken September 2006. ...
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
Map of Aldabra Atoll Aldabra and Assumption Island Aldabra Atoll Aldabra is a raised coral atoll in the Indian Ocean virtually untouched by humans, with distinctive island fauna, including the Aldabra Giant Tortoise. ...
Portion of a Pacific atoll showing two islets on the ribbon or barrier reef separated by a deep pass between the ocean and the lagoon. ...
For other uses, see Garden of Eden (disambiguation). ...
The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts or RSWT is a registered charity, incorporated by Royal Charter to promote conservation and manage environmental funds. ...
A World Bank/Environment Facility project in 1999 and a project for rat eradication has led to a programme of restoration of private islands by the government, Nature Seychelles and private island owners. These islands include Fregate, Denis and Cousine. The management of these islands now employ full time conservation officers and fund conservation programmes. The island restoration program has now been taken to the outer islands by the Island Conservation Society, with the first Island Conservation Centre opened at Alphonse Atoll in 2007. Island Conservation Society has also implemented other conservation programmes on islands including Conception, North Island, Cosmoledo Atoll and Farquhar Atoll. Island Conservation Society was registered as an NGO in Seychelles in April 2001. ...
Island Conservation Society was registered as an NGO in Seychelles in April 2001. ...
North Island The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, the other being the South Island. ...
The granitic islands of Seychelles are home to about 75 endemic plant species, with a further 25 or so species in the Aldabra group. Particularly well-known is |
