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Réunion Island ornate day gecko, Phelsuma inexpectata, endemic Gold dust day gecko , Phelsuma laticauda , introduced from Madagascar Lined day gecko, Phelsuma lineata , introduced from Madagascar
The uninhabited island might have been first sighted by the expedition led by Dom Pedro Mascarenhas, who gave his name to the island group around Réunion, the Mascarenes. [12] Réunion itself was dubbed Santa Apolónia after a favourite saint , [ 11 ] which suggests that the date of the Portuguese discovery could have been 9 February, her ...
Contemporary photograph of the upper reaches of the Rivière des Remparts, where Jean Dugain almost caught chestnuts on denunciation. Jean Dugain's career as a professional slave bounty hunter began a few years after the beginning of a movement to tighten local regulations concerning runaway slaves, the maroons who disappeared in the highlands of the island, i.e. off the coast in the mountains.
A slobbery reunion for a man and his dog. ... The avian-themed hotel, nicknamed Cano’s Chicken, stands on the island of Negros Occidental in the Philippines and stands as a monument to the ...
2 dog bait should be removed. 4 comments. 3 Proposed Flag(s) 1 comment. 4 Ethnic Groups. 2 comments. 5 Extinct vs. Dormant. 1 comment. 6 Political status. 3 comments.
Adjacent to the core is an area of voluntary commitment (aire d'adhésion, buffer zone) covering 876.96 km 2 (338.60 sq mi) and touching all 24 communes on the island. Altogether, the park extends over more than 75% of the island. [4]: 12 The island of Réunion is volcanic in origin and sits over a hotspot. [5]
At the end of 2004, Air Bourbon went into liquidation, which left travellers on the island without a flight home. 7000 customers failed to get a refund for their tickets. In August 2005, Brigitte Bardot wrote to the head of Réunion to complain about the "dogs as shark bait" scandal, which had caused a media storm.
La Possession (French pronunciation: [la pɔsesjɔ̃]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port.