"I love Cousin Island"

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Cousin Island Special Reserve, SeychellesJoin the CBC Primary MenuHomeThe Cousin StoryVisitConservationConservation OverviewHawksbill turtle conservationReef RescuersCarbon Neutral CousinGet InvolvedDiscoverLand birdsSeabirdsLizardsReptilesInvertebratesShorebirdsVegetationBlogDonateNature CollectiblesWelcome to cousin Island bootstrap your career join the cbc READ MORE cousin island is carbon neutral READ MORE .thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569e6df669{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569e6df669{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569e6df669{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569e6df669{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569e6df669{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569fe019177{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569fe019177{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569fe019177{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569fe019177{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db569fe019177{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a3f5d2328{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a3f5d2328{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a3f5d2328{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a3f5d2328{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a3f5d2328{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}Cousin Island is certified as safe to welcome visitors by the Department of Tourism and the Public Health Authority, and all members of staff are vaccinated..thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a73883275{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a73883275{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a73883275{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a73883275{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56a73883275{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ac1129143{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ac1129143{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ac1129143{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ac1129143{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ac1129143{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}FROM COCONUT TO CONSERVATION: THE COUSIN ISLAND STORYA land and sea Special Reserve, Cousin is 29 ha and extends 400 metres offshore to protect the fringing reefs.This granitic island became a nature reserve when it was bought by the International Council for Bird Preservation (now BirdLife International) in 1968 to protect the last tiny population of the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus seychellensis). It was transformed from an ecologically impoverished plantation into a thriving indigenous forest that benefits other species.Read More .thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ae3217007{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ae3217007{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ae3217007{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ae3217007{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56ae3217007{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}0YEARS OF CONSERVATION.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56af6992150{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56af6992150{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56af6992150{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56af6992150{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56af6992150{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b062f1543{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b062f1543{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b062f1543{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b062f1543{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b062f1543{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b0c528939{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b0c528939{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b0c528939{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b0c528939{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b0c528939{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}ECOTOURISM: VISIT COUSIN ISLAND The island is open to visitors Monday to Friday, between 9:30 am and midday and is closed on weekends and public holidays.Since 1998, Cousin is managed by Nature Seychelles, a national NGO and BirdLife Partner. The reserve has a longstanding ecotourism program started in the 1970s. Visitor fees sustain the management of the reserve as well as research, conservation and education projects both on and off the reserve. Visits to Cousin are undertaken by local tour operators.Learn More .thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b452d2965{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b452d2965{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b452d2965{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b452d2965{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56b452d2965{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}conservation“Cousin Island is one of the world’s greatest conservation success stories.” – BirdLifeCONSERVATION OVERVIEWConservation involves research, monitoring and management of threatened endemic wildlife and habitats.Learn More TURTLE MONITORINGCousin Island Special Reserve has the longest running monitoring programme for Hawksbill turtles in the world.Learn More REEF RESCUERS PROJECTThe  project, located in the Marine Protected Area, is the world’s first large-scale coral reef restoration project. Learn More .thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c563d5631{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c563d5631{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c563d5631{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c563d5631{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c563d5631{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}GET INVOLVED: JOIN THE CONSERVATION BOOTCAMPA unique AND exclusive career boosting program based on cousin Island.thegem-button-6323db56c66d56644.lazy-loading-before-start-animation .lazy-loading-item {opacity: 0;} body.thegem-effects-disabled .thegem-button-6323db56c66d56644.lazy-loading-before-start-animation .lazy-loading-item {opacity: 1;}APPLY NOW! .thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c99fe1024{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c99fe1024{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c99fe1024{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c99fe1024{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56c99fe1024{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}WILDLIFECousin Island is undoubtedly the island that belongs to birds. But despite it’s small size, it has a surprising diversity of species and habitats.    ENDEMIC LAND BIRDS SEABIRDS REPTILES LIZARDS INVERTEBRATES VEGETATION Shorebirds .thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56d504a6667{display: flex !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56d504a6667{align-items: center !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56d504a6667{justify-content: flex-start !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56d504a6667{flex-direction: row !important;}.thegem-template-wrapper .wpb_wrapper.thegem-custom-6323db56d504a6667{flex-wrap: wrap !important;}STORIES FROM THE FIELD A fascinating ecosystem Read More The other heroes Read More A little gem of nature Read More Cousin Island Special Reserve is managed by Nature Seychelles a national NGO and the BirdLife Partner in Seychelles. It is designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA)ContactAddress: Nature Seychelles, Centre for Environment & Education, P.O Box 1310, Mahe, Seychelles Tel: (+248) 2519090 Email: [email protected]: www.natureseychelles.orgUseful linksPurchase your #NatureCollectiblesJoin the Conservation Boot CampVisit Cousin IslandCarbon Neutral CousinHomePrivacyTerms & ConditionsPhoto Credits2021© Nature Seychelles body .slideshow-preloader{height:100vh}#rev_slider_8_1_wrapper .uranus.tparrows{width:50px; height:50px; background:rgba(255,255,255,0)}#rev_slider_8_1_wrapper .uranus.tparrows:before{width:50px; height:50px; line-height:50px; font-size:40px; transition:all 0.3s;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s}#rev_slider_8_1_wrapper .uranus.tparrows.rs-touchhover:before{opacity:0.75}