7 Colors of Earth, Giant Tortoises
2008-07-23, Chamarel, Mauritius. By: hwodehouse

So I'm once again in an internet cafe with 3 minutes to blog. Here's the run down. Class is a wild experience. The children are adorable and eager to learn. Some more than others. Ages range from 5-13...

Might be the last entry
2008-07-17, Chamarel, Mauritius. By: hwodehouse

Greetings faithful readers! Here's a not so big surprise... I don't have internet access! I'm at a friend's house severely imposing right now, so the updattes are going to be quite in frequent I'm afr...

Exciting holiday week with the MWF volunteers
2007-08-28, Black River, Mauritius. By: tomtori

The latest photos are from last week, when it was time to have a holiday week. During the weekends I had spent with the volunteers, their work in all the field stations had often been a topic. So I wa...

Last 10 days on Round
2007-08-18, Black River, Mauritius. By: tomtori

Last Tuesday, 7th August we finally managed to negotiate a solution so that we could go back to Round Island. We, that was Zayd, Christine, her assistant Zayrabee and I. Round Island was on the brink ...

A look back to 2 weeks on the Mauritian mainland
2007-08-04, Black River, Mauritius. By: tomtori

Today it has been exactly two weeks since the last entry here. It was again two exciting weeks on the Mauritian mainland. In the first week one of the highlights was definitely the hike from down here...

April
2007-05-06, Chamouny, Mauritius. By: cola

I started my pigeon work at the field station Pigeon Wood. The last wild population of Pink Pigeons were found in this cosy (wet) wood, which is made up of mostly Japonese pine, Criptomera. Set approx...

Back on vibrant Mauritius
2007-07-21, Black River, Mauritius. By: tomtori

Since yesterday I am back on the Mauritian mainland. It was a hell of a helicopter flight, I mean really, really nice. It was the first time to fly back from Round Island by helicopter. And to see the...

More news from the science front :-)
2007-07-15, Round Island, Mauritius. By: tomtori

It’s the end of week six that I have stayed on Round Island so far. There are still three more to come. The last week was a very vivid week. With the help of other people here, I managed to get quite ...

And it’s been a while... that’s the song that comes to my mind thinking of my last story here
2007-07-10, Round Island, Mauritius. By: tomtori

A lot has happened since I went back to the mainland by boat. Will never forget that exciting boat trip with the three charming boatsmen. The feeling of going into that lagoon with its turquoise water...

Life
2007-04-07, Black river, Mauritius. By: pigeons

I havent written for ages so please forgive me if this entry is a little long!!! Ive know been here just over 12 weeks, can you believe it? I certainly can't!! Life seems to be rushing by at the mo...

You better jump when you got the chance to
2007-06-16, Round Island, Mauritius. By: tomtori

Nearly three weeks have passed on Round Island – three exciting and tough weeks. Then I got the great news yesterday that the boat trip was confirmed for today. Not that I felt desperate about leaving...

Evening in the Palm Savannah
2007-06-15, Round Island, Mauritius. By: tomtori

This evening I am out in the Palm Savannah again, the last time for a week. I hope my friends are doing well with their backpacks, so that I do not have to worry about them next week. It’s a very spec...

Exciting days ain't they
2007-05-28, Black River, Mauritius. By: tomtori

What can I say, yesterday was an experience of its own. After a relaxed morning in the house in Black River it became very lively after 11 o'clock. One of the rangers who are responsible for managing ...

Beauty in the Indian Ocean
2007-05-26, Black River, Mauritius. By: tomtori

It’s such a great thing to finally be sitting on a couch in front of nice house owned by the organization I work for while collecting the data on Round Island. There’s the blue sky, the sun smiling do...

An average week
2007-04-07, Black river, Mauritius. By: pigeons

Its so very difficult to describe an average week and condense it down into a journal entry but i thought it's about time i tried. During the weekends we all chill at the weekend house, lie on the ...

The birds and the work
2007-05-06, Black River, Mauritius. By: Cola

Hi, let me tell you a bit about the pigeons and the job. The birds were heading for the evolutionary eternal graveyard in the 1970s after long term introduced and invasive predator species and habitat...

The first fortnight
2007-05-06, Black River, Mauritius. By: Cola

So I landed on the sunshine Island of Mauritius on a cloudy but hot April morning. I was greeted by the lovely Kelly and whisked off to Pigeon Wood...the rainest place on earth... This is where I l...

Calling all friends
2007-04-07, Black river, Mauritius. By: pigeons

So i have my new mauritius phone but ive discovered its cheaper if you all text me on my UK number and then i can reply with my mauritius one. So basically there's now no excuse for not keeping in t...

Address
2007-04-07, Black river, Mauritius. By: pigeons

My new address is: c/o Mauritius Wildlife Foundation La Preneuse, Black River, Mauritius, Indian Ocean.

Finding my feet
2007-04-07, Black river, Mauritius. By: pigeons

Despite the fact it took me 1 1/2 hours to pass through mauritius customs i've finally arrived. Woohoo!! Im living in an area of national park and we have hot water and electricity due to the wonder...

Dodo are everywhere and the bastards can fly
2005-12-15, Grande Baie, Mauritius. By: frankieboy

Mauritius: In 1896, the author Mark Twain wrote: "You gather the idea that Mauritius was made first and then heaven and that heaven was copied after Mauritius. It is certainly an interesting mix...

Mauritius Madness
2005-08-30, Grand Baie, Mauritius. By: plikka

Hi Everyone! Marhaba, and greetings from Turkey! We realized the other day that it has been ages since our last posting, and we've seen so much it's hard to know where to start. So… on to Mauriti...