Since the beginning of this year, fishermen in Mauritius have captured up to 10 sharks. The Mauritian lagoon has an abundance of fish, which is a limitless food source for the sharks; bull and tiger sharks stay there all year round in the warm waters. What separate us from them

Monkeys have for long been subject to abuse by Mauritian laboratories. Perhaps, we do not realise it, but if we do not voice out on such atrocities and injustice, this implies our acceptance for such malpractices. Aren’t we encouraging the idea of speciesism? Humans are not the only species of

Atmospheric greenhouse gases are crucial; an excess of those aren’t. The direct effect of the latter: climate change- a phenomenon referring to seasonal changes over a long period of time. The history of the discovery of climate change began when natural changes in paleoclimate were first suspected and the natural

Sharks have always been present in the Indian ocean and that for a long time ,this is mainly due to the fact that most sharks prefer warm waters to settle and migrate towards. This applies to the bull shark and tiger shark, the two main shark species that roam around

Some people are by default animal lovers. Looking after their pets and treating them well is imperative for them. They find in their animals, a real confidant. The love for animals is perfectly legitimate. Yet, one issue dividing animal lovers, relates to how they are being treated . Nowadays, emphasis

Cruelty towards animals is one of the atrocious plights that our society is witnessing, involving many forms of violences and ill-treatment and affecting a larger number of species day by day. As we grow into a more sensitive society, we can observe a mild growth of conciousness among the younger

Whaling Over the centuries, whales have been killed for many reasons. Although the practice of whaling has largely been stopped, certain countries still participate in illicit whaling. In fact, although the hunting of whales is considered as illegal in most countries, there are still some companies that look for legal

The Mauritian flying fox, also known as Mauritius fruit bat is a large megabat species endemic to Mauritius and Réunion Island. Once there were three fruit bat species, one is now extinct, leaving one species each on Mauritius (Pteropus niger) and Rodrigues (P. rodricensis).During the past decade, the population of