INFORMATION ABOUT Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra)

Small songbird, Unique to Mauritius

IUCN status: Endangered

Main Threats: Exotic predators, habitat loss, pollution.

HOW YOUR ACTIONS CAN HELP THIS SPECIES SURVIVE

• Do not bring in foreign animal & plant species when travelling.

• Do not throw litter.

• Volunteering with wildlife.

• Share your knowledge with others.

• Donate funds.

THE ORGANISATION

THE MAURITIAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION (NGO) IN MAURITIUS TO BE EXCLUSIVELY CONCERNED WITH THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENDANGERED ENDEMIC PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF MAURITIUS.

OUR MISSION

• TO SAVE THREATENED MAURITIAN SPECIES THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF ENTIRE ECOSYSTEMS.

• TO SEEK NEW INFORMATION THROUGH FIELD RESEARCH, DATA MANAGEMENT, CAPTIVE STUDIES AND SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION FOR DIRECT APPLICATION TO RESTORATION METHODS AND MANAGEMENT.

• TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH RESTORATION PROGRAMMES WITH FELLOW MAURITIAN AND INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATIONISTS.

• TO SHARE THE JOYS AND BENEFITS OF NATIVE WILDERNESS AND WILDLIFE WITH THE MAURITIAN PEOPLE.

• TO SECURE THE FUTURE OF MAURITIAN SPECIES THROUGH INCOME GENERATION AND SOUND MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN, FISCAL AND CAPITAL RESOURCES.

ACTIONS / LATEST ACTIONS / FORTHCOMING ACTIONS

• Predator control

• creation of sub-populations

• restoration of native habitat

• education and awareness raising

MWF'S ACHIEVEMENTS

CONSERVATION ON MAURITIUS IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SUCCESSFUL CONSERVATION STORIES. THIS IS DUE TO MWF'S RESTORATION WORK STARTED IN THE 1970'S, WHICH INCLUDES THE RESCUE OF THE MAURITIUS KESTREL, THE ECHO PARAKEET AND THE PINK PIGEON, BROUGHT BACK FROM THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. WE DEVELOP PROTOCOLS FOR THE RESCUE OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES AND WE ALSO WORK IN RODRIGUES RESTORING THE FLORA AND FAUNA AND REPLANTING THE NATIVE FOREST. MWF HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH ISLAND RESTORATION, IN PARTICULAR ON ILE AUX AIGRETTES AND ROUND ISLAND BOTH OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE. THESE CONSERVATION EFFORTS WILL BENEFIT FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MAURITIANS. MWF PROMOTES LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING AND PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT THROUGH ITS ACTIVITIES. MWF WISHES TO REMAIN A STRONG, VIBRANT AND INNOVATIVE ORGANISATION.

SUPPORT THE MWF IN THEIR CONSERVATION ACTIONS: DONATE NOW!

Contact details for Mauritian Wildlife Foundation

Link to website: www.mauritian-wildlife.org

Contact Name: Lone Raffray

Telephone: 697 6117

Email: lraffray@mauritian-wildlife.org