The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation
- Location
-
Mauritius Wildlife
Grannum Road Vacoas
Mauritius - Advertisements
- Telephone:
- (230) 697 6512
- Fax:
- (230) 697 6097
- Email:
- Email contact form
- Website:
- http://www.maurinet.com/
The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, formerly known as The Mauritian Wildlife Appeal Fund is the only non-governmental organisation in Mauritius to be exclusively concerned with the conservation of endemic species. The MWF works in close co-operation with the Government with whom a Memorandum of Agreement was signed in 1994. The objectives of the foundation are:
Advertisements
To conserve and manage the indigenous flora and fauna of Mauritius and its territories.
To raise and supply funds necessary for the conservation projects undertaken by the MWF and its associate organizations.
To co-ordinate and administer these projects.
To inform, educate and involve the Mauritian people in this vital work.
Man, as is often the case, caused the irreversible loss of native plants and animals by interfering with the fragile equilibrium in nature.
Following a report written by Sir Peter Scott, international organisations started getting involved in conservation projects in Mauritius, in 1973. The first major project was that of the Peregrine Fund, USA, for the conservation of the Mauritius Kestrel. They used a private bird collection in Mauritius to set up a captive breeding project. At that time, only 4 kestrels were known to exist.
Tags: Special InterestsEndangered Species
The best known representative of Mauritius birdlife was the dodo - a large, plump, flightless dove which found its docility rewarded with extinction in the late 17th century. Although the dodo hasBlack River Gorges National Park (BRGNP)
Most people head for the reserve Forestiere Macchabee Forest Reserve, or Black River Gorges National Park (BRGNP). This mountainous area provides the bulk of the wild walks on the island. TheEndemic Plants of Mauritus
Mauritius .... with it's world-known reputation for being a paradise island, has more to offer than its sandy beaches and its blue lagoons.
The island is also rich in its endogenous flora and fauna