Seychelles is a visit to Silhouet Island, the world’s rare bat -at -home

Scene from the Hilton Sesteles Labridge Resort and SPA on Silhouet Island

Walking around in his lazy morning, Jonathan Rico heard the persuasion of the pigeon, who is bringing some leaves to chew Him. Jonathan, Hilton Seychelles Labris Resort and SPA Sun Sun on Silhouet Island are an Aldabra giant turtle basket. His age is not known exactly, but he has other friends, not too far on the island, those who have been 100 years and are still strong.

Aldabra giant turtles are the second largest turtle species in the world next to Galapagos and can weigh up to 250kg.

“These are really iconic,” said Rico, an assistant conservation officer at the island Conservation Association (ICS). “Their numbers due to the destruction of hunting and housing have declined significantly until the 1970s in the 1970s. The sesamelis islands to increase their chances of survival.”

The whole silhouette island is a national park. Thus, tourists reaching the daily ferry on this beautiful island can be a witness to this environmental biodiversity in addition to taking beautiful selfies and being involved in sea food.

Aldabra giant turtle

An exciting night walk here gives tourists the opportunity to see a glimpse of the Shith-leased bat locally known as South Southern. This bat, which is rare in the world, only 83 rest of the world, can only be found in Silhouett Island and the capital Maha “The speech is critically endangered, and all our efforts need to be research-DR. Researchers,” Rico added.

There are many other types of unique species that are only found in Seychelles Arlands and elsewhere in the world, such as the Seychelles Magpi Robin, the Seychelles White-II and the conduct. Also found on the islands are the endangered both the frogs and the thomaset front. The Hilton Seychelles Labris Resort and SPA regularly notify Assistant Activity Manager Steven Budana, “We also have Seychelles Cassilian, which is a local island’s native,” shows tourists around the island.

Steven and ICS teams often do a little trek and walk, including the silhouette native plant garden trail, where visitors will see a variety of native plants, except triang to catch a glimpse of the climb, and the frog is not just the opportunity to move away from the rush of daily life, but also one or two things about nature. “The biodiversity of Seychelles is absolutely criticized, not just for environmental balance, but also for tourism. Otherwise on earth.

Because, even the turtles are slowly taking steps, the seschelles are jumping a huge jump.

(The author was at the invitations of Seychelis in Seshels)