In 2008, conservationists released giant tortoises on Round Island, and native plants began reclaiming space

Conservationists on Round Island, Mauritius, have successfully revived a damaged ecosystem by introducing Aldabra giant ...
Time

Beyond the Beach: Saving the Giant Tortoise in Mauritius

Although its primarily known for luxurious royal vacations, gorgeous resorts, a smiling francophone people and fiery Green Island rum, the island-nation of Mauritius, located in the Indian Ocean off ...
Los Angeles Times

Giant tortoises make excellent lawn mowers

Forget the John Deere tractor: giant island tortoises make the best lawn mowers, according to a new study. In an effort to control the alien plants that had dominated a small island in the Indian ...
The Financial Times

Rodrigues: the far-flung outpost of Mauritius — with far fewer visitors

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In 1691, when the French adventurer François Leguat arrived on the remote and uninhabited Indian Ocean island ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Thousands of Giant Tortoises Anchor a Thriving Ecosystem on Aldabra, a Remote Atoll in the Indian Ocean

The animals graze the vegetation into a picturesque turf, fertilize the soil with their dung and disperse seeds over large distances Kevin Gepford Life on Aldabra atoll, on the western fringe of the ...