Seychelles News

By developing and adapting a microscopy-based method from avian science, Seychelles-born PhD student Alessia Lavigne is furthering our understanding of reproductive failure in the nation’s turtle and tortoise populations.   Extinction threatens more than half of the world’s turtles and tortoises. Understanding why some eggs fail to hatch is a…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 15th November, 2024 (COB 17:00 GMT+4) The natural environment of D’Arros Island and St Joseph Atoll is among the most ecologically healthy and unique in Seychelles and in the world. More sea turtles come to nest on the beaches, more sharks, rays and fishes swarm over the coral…

Coming into my second chapter at the D’Arros Research Centre felt like a natural progression. With all I had learnt, and the skills acquired during my DRC internship previously, it was a stage of putting all my knowledge to work. I feel very honored to have been given an opportunity…

ʻI have been very fortunate to work on several islands on many different seabird species,’ begins researcher Danielle Keys, the lead author of a hopeful new paper that shows a 10-fold increase in wedge-tailed shearwater birds on D’Arros Island from 2009 to 2021. Danielle, who hails from Nelson Mandela University in South…

Secure your spot in the next D’Arros Experience 2025! “If the ocean was a person, how would it describe or present itself?”   The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is launching its next D’Arros Experience competition open to all Seychelles residents aged 10-14 years. The Prize? Participating in a one-week…

As part of the first-ever Seychelles Marine Science Symposium, which took place on 22 – 23 May 2024, Seychellois artist Andy Alvis brought the Ministry of Education’s walls to life, breaking up the urban landscape and highlighting what a vibrant, healthy ocean could look like if we take care of…

No fewer than 125 Important Shark and Ray Areas have been identified in the Western Indian Ocean and released as an IUCN eAtlas. With its diversity of essential ocean habitats for threatened sharks and rays, Seychelles shines as a beacon of hope.

Local environmental activists have been hailed as heroes by the winners of the latest D’Arros Experience Programme’s competition for youngsters. Following their remarkable achievement of securing top scores in the 2023 edition of the annual competition organised by the Save Our Seas Foundation, 16 young environment enthusiasts are now set…

The natural environment of D’Arros Island and St Joseph Atoll is among the most ecologically healthy and unique in Seychelles and in the world. More sea turtles come to nest on the beaches, more sharks, rays and fishes swarm over the coral reefs and more seabirds nest and roost in…

Over a decade’s worth of underwater photos taken across Seychelles have helped scientists begin to estimate how many manta rays there are in the region, and where they move. Oceanic mantas were rarely sighted, but 236 reef mantas frequented the archipelago. Most of the sightings were at the remote D’Arros…

Spreading the love for our oceans to the Seychelles’ inner islands   The Seychelles Islands have been at the heart of the Save Our Seas Foundation since its founding in 2003. Our work in research, conservation, and education in Seychelles has since mainly focused on our two gems in the…

Win a spot in the upcoming D’Arros Experience 2024!   Deadline extended to the 31st of October!   ‘Who is your local environmental hero?’ The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is launching its next D’Arros Experience competition open to all Seychelles residents between the ages of 10 and 15. The prize? Participating in a…

The natural environment of D’Arros Island and St Joseph Atoll is among the most ecologically healthy and unique in Seychelles and in the world. More sea turtles come to nest on the beaches, more sharks, rays and fishes swarm over the coral reefs and more seabirds nest and roost in…

  Can you help advocate for Seychelles’ critically endangered species and create awareness in your school or community?    The Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) is launching its next D’Arros Experience competition open to all Seychelles resident between the ages of 10 and 14. The prize? Participating in a one-week environmental…

What might wilderness mean? We reflect on a decade of the Save Our Seas Foundation at the D’Arros Research Centre   ‘I think that many of the people who seem uninterested in the marine environment, on other Seychelles islands like Mahé or Praslin, are simply so because they’ve not yet experienced…