Conception Island, Seychelles
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Conception Island is a small island (.603 km²) in the Seychelles
2 km west of Mahé
. Conception contained a coconut plantation until the mid 1970s; today it is uninhabited. Conception Island, along with its sister island Thérèse Island
, is part of Port Glaud
district of Mahé
, the main island of the Seychelles.
Recently the island has been created as a wildlife reserve. It is the home of the extremely rare Seychelles white-eye
and other birds such as the Seychelles kestrel
, Seychelles blue pigeon
and the Madagascar Turtle-dove
. It also has two species of gecko.
Seychelles
Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....
2 km west of Mahé
Mahé, Seychelles
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...
. Conception contained a coconut plantation until the mid 1970s; today it is uninhabited. Conception Island, along with its sister island Thérèse Island
Thérèse Island
Therese Island is a small islet off the western coast of Mahé in the Seychelles. It has white sand beaches, 700 m with numerous coconut palms. It has two rocky peaks which resemble a giant's staircase, the tallest, Thérèse Peak, being 160 metres above sea level. There is a reef protecting the...
, is part of Port Glaud
Port Glaud
Port Glaud is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the northwestern coast of the island of Mahé. It is 25 km² and has a population of 2174 . The main village is Port Glaud. The district contains two marine parks; Baia Ternay & Port Launay. The offshore islands of Thérèse Island...
district of Mahé
Mahé, Seychelles
Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...
, the main island of the Seychelles.
Recently the island has been created as a wildlife reserve. It is the home of the extremely rare Seychelles white-eye
Seychelles White-eye
The Seychelles White-eye is a rare warbler-like perching bird from the family of white-eyes . It is endemic to the Seychelles.-Description:...
and other birds such as the Seychelles kestrel
Seychelles Kestrel
The Seychelles Kestrel is a small bird of prey belonging to the genus Falco in the falcon family, Falconidae. It is endemic to the Seychelles Islands where it is the only breeding bird of prey...
, Seychelles blue pigeon
Seychelles Blue Pigeon
The Seychelles Blue Pigeon is a medium-sized pigeon which inhabits woodland areas of the granitic Seychelles archipelago....
and the Madagascar Turtle-dove
Madagascar Turtle-dove
The Malagasy Turtle Dove , also known as the Malagasy Turtle-dove, is a bird species in the pigeon and dove family, Columbidae. It is found in British Indian Ocean Territory, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, and Seychelles. It has several subspecies...
. It also has two species of gecko.