Desroches is a privately owned island. To maintain the paradise perfection, an active focus is maintained on island conservation.
The island is sustained and looked after by the Desroches team. The team works closely with ICS to maintain and enhance the flora and fauna inland.
Desroches offers guided informative nature walks around the island where guests can learn about current research projects and the endangered fauna and flora species on the island.
TO DO: You can also: embark on an early morning bird walk, go search for foods of the forest, or simply look up to explore the wonders of the night sky!
Since the island was bought, the Shearwater birds have started a breeding colony and have begun re-nesting on the island.
Coconut crabs that weren’t on the island before, have now been discovered.
A huge increase in turtle nesting and hatching has been seen since the laying and hatching of the eggs has been monitored. There are daily island walks and beach patrols to monitor the nests and baby turtles, which has also decreased the killing of turtles by other animals.
Corals are protected, monitored and maintained.
The beach dynamics are monitored for beach erosion and sand movements and are litter free.
Alien vegetation species and trees, such as the foreign casuarinas, are being eradicated so that all the growth is indigenous to the Seychelles.
A catch and release principle is applied in fishing and this has resulted in huge abundance of catches.
Because of the successful conservation efforts, 50 extra tortoises were given to the island, which in turn have had babies. There are now hundreds on the island. The smaller ones are keep safely in enclosures and once they are older, they are released to freely inhabit the island. The oldest tortoise on the island is over 100 years old.
Want to get involved?
You can adopt an Aldabra baby tortoise from our nursery - a wonderful donation for the family to enjoy!
Or Get in touch with us to find out how you can be involved in one of our island conservation projects.
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