Cull of globally threatened species is not supported by science or public Despite a lack of scientific evidence and widespread public opposition, the government of Mauritius has embarked on the ...

Endangered fruit bats ‘being driven to extinction’ in Mauritius after mass culls kill 50,000 'The fewer animals remain, the more vulnerable they will be to natural disasters, disease and ...

The government of Mauritius has announced its plans of culling 20 percent of the endemic and vulnerable Mauritius fruit bat (Pteropus niger) population on the island. The government hopes that ...

According to Mauritius’s Food and Agricultural Research and Extension Institute, yields of these fruits have actually decreased since the culls began. Yet bats continue to be blamed and targeted.

Plans to cull the globally threatened Mauritius fruit bat because of alleged damage to commercial crops are being heavily criticised by the world’s leading conservation organisation. Only 50,000 ...

The endangered Mauritius fruit bat is once again the centre of a controversial cull at the hands of its government, much to the alarm of wildlife conservation organisations. Under pressure from both ...

Macaques are an alien species - and the endemic plants and animals of the island haven’t adapted to protect themselves against these monkeys.

Parmi eux, le village de Mahébourg, situé au sud-est de l’île, offre une expérience authentique et enrichissante, loin des ...

The culling of fruit bats in recent years to protect crops in Mauritius has pushed the species closer to extinction, and now the government is planning to do it again. One problem, scientists say ...

The endangered Mauritius fruit bat is once again the centre of a controversial cull at the hands of its government, much to the alarm of wildlife conservation organisations. Under pressure from both ...

The endangered Mauritius fruit bat is once again the centre of a controversial cull at the hands of its government, much to the alarm of wildlife conservation organisations. Under pressure from ...