Anxious residents of the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius stuffed fabric sacks with sugar cane leaves Saturday to create makeshift oil spill barriers as tons of fuel leaking from a grounded ...

Together, the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation and Colossal will also collaborate to restore critical ecosystems in Mauritius, genetically rescue the Pink Pigeon, and advance research and technological ...

Salvage crews have successfully pumped all the fuel from the tanks of a giant cargo ship which ran aground off Mauritius, the prime minister said Wednesday, preventing another massive oil spill into ...

Mauritius is a spectacular island, but development, farming and the encroachment of non-native species of flora and fauna are threatening its wildlife The plane turns and banks as it comes into land; ...

Using decades of data, a recent study analyzed long-term population trends for the Mauritius kestrel, a bird of prey endemic to the island of Mauritius, which was once considered the rarest bird in ...

ILE AUX AIGRETTES, Mauritius Giant tortoises doze in the shade as rare lizards slip under bushes and endangered birds chatter in the sunlit trees overhead. On a small wooded island off southern ...

International experts and thousands of local volunteers were making frantic efforts on Sunday to protect Mauritius’s pristine beaches and rich marine wildlife after hundreds of tonnes of oil was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jacques de Speville, Author provided The endangered Mauritius fruit bat is once again the centre of a controversial cull at the ...

This Indian Ocean island is known for its beaches and luxurious hotels, but John Gimlette heads into the interior for a family adventure and finds the spectacular volcanic landscape filled with ...

You have to be slightly crazy to be in this business. The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation has been very successful in restoring animals, plants and forests, and people from all around the world come to ...

Conservationists in Mauritius are navigating unchartered territory as they struggle to assess the damage from the Wakashio oil spill in one of the island's most ecologically sensitive areas. All ...