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Rats and Reefs

…at-free islands and rat-infested islands. The islands he studied were: Rat-free islands: Ile Longue and Grande Ile Coquillage in Peros Banhos, Ile de la Passe in Salomon, and Nelson’s Island, Middle and South Brother in the Great Chagos Bank Rat-infested islands: Ile Anglais, Ile Poule and Grande Ile Mapou in Peros Banhos, Ile Fouquet and Ile Anglais in Salomon, and Eagle Island in the Great Chagos Bank You can read the results of Professor Graham…

Lizards of BIOT Stamp Issue 14.10.19

…es, which make up the bulk of its diet. This species of Gecko is native to South-East Asia but found throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. It can grow to a length of 75-150mm. It has a series of recognisable communication calls, and in many languages it has been given an onomatopoeic name based on the sound that it makes; for example, in English its call is interpreted as “gecko-gecko”, in Malay “chi-chak”, and in Thai “jing-jok”. Mourning Gecko…

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… The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), an archipelago of 58 islands covering some 640,000 sq km of ocean, is a British Overseas Territory. It is administered from London and is located approximately halfway between East Africa and Indonesia. Access is restricted and a permit is required in advance of travel. …

Current travel advice

…cks on local fishing dhows in the area around the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa continue. The combined threat assessment of the international Naval Counter Piracy Forces remains that all sailing yachts under their own passage should remain out of the designated High Risk Area or face the risk of being hijacked and held hostage for ransom: http://www.mschoa.org/on-shore/home Entry Requirements for Yachts Before travelling to the British Indian Oc…

Turtle Stamp Issue Released 16.11.16

…with some females that nested in BIOT travelling over 4,000km to mainland Africa to feed outside the breeding season. These findings show how academic and governmental collaborations across nations are needed to fully protect sea turtles. Together with the stamps we are releasing a tri-fold information leaflet about the biology of sea turtles in BIOT – BIOT Turtle Stamps Leaflet. You can buy these stamps and their First Day Covers from the BIOT P…

2019 Science Expeditions

…The BIOT Administration has permitted 11 science expeditions in 2019 including new research from Plymouth Univesity and the Manta Trust as part of the Bertarelli Programme in Marine Science. Already this year we have learned of the role that seabirds play in the health of reef ecosystems; the great migrations of our turtle populations, reaching all the way to East Africa, and so much more!…

Catlin Seaview Survey and Google Street View

…n du Mire forms a small, rocky plateau a few metres above sea level in the south east of Peros Banhos Atoll. The island is formed of a slab of fossilized coral reef that has been uplifted. This island and Resurgent Island, which has a similar structure and is located on the Great Chagos Bank, are important as the only nesting site in the archipelago for the Masked Booby. https://www.google.com/maps/streetview/#remote-islands-of-the-world/coin-du-m…

Mooring Site Plots

…E 15.94 S (Fouquet) 5°S 20.64 / 72°E 15.40 Peros Banhos Peros Banhos (West) Peros Banhos, Ile Diamante Northwest of a line stretching roughly the full length of Diamante N (Diamante) 5°S 15.17 / 71°E 46.63 S (Diamante) 5°S 15.94 / 71°E 45.56 Peros Banhos, Ile du Coin Southwest of a line from mid Anglais to two-thirds down Ile du Coin N (Anglais) 5°S 26.30 / 71°E 45.52 Mid (Ile Coin) 5°S 26.67 / 71°E 45.76 S (Ile Coin) 5°S 26.87 / 71°E 46.4…

6 June Turtle Exped

…ce team with surveys of sea turtles. 2. Patrols of a 4 km beach section in south east Diego Garcia to survey nesting activities were carried out between sunset and sunrise for 9 consecutive nights. Scientists were assisted by 49 volunteers from all sectors of the community. Fastloc-GPS-Argos satellite tags were attached to 12 nesting green turtles bringing the total sample size of tracked turtles by the team from Diego Garcia to 35 nesting green t…