{"id":1304,"date":"2023-06-20T07:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T07:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parastatal1.govmu.org\/lmh\/?page_id=1304"},"modified":"2023-06-22T08:44:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:44:24","slug":"biological-diversity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/?page_id=1304","title":{"rendered":"Biological Diversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1304\" class=\"elementor elementor-1304\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da2f1b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"da2f1b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fedb34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fedb34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biological Diversity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86984e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86984e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1a2f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d1a2f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>A masterpiece of Nature not only for its grand appearance, Le Morne also has valuable biological attributes. It is home to a large number of endemic plant species that include some of the rarest in the world. It is also the only habitat where the national flower of Mauritius, the Trochetia boutoniana is found.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Therefore, like many other unique sites in Africa such as the Kayas in Kenya, or Ambohimanga Royal City in Madagascar, it is important also from a biodiversity point of view, in addition to its core attributes of historical significance and cultural value.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1816e4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1816e4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528dc75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"528dc75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"528dc75\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Biological diversity 4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0Jpb2xvZ2ljYWwtZGl2ZXJzaXR5LTQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNTI4ZGM3NSJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Biological-diversity-4-150x150.jpg\" data-width=\"150\" data-height=\"150\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e062e76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e062e76\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0c781f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0c781f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Whilst, Le Morne is a Cultural Landscape, it is overwhelmed by nature; both on land and the water way. With its grand appearance, Le Morne is a masterpiece of nature with inestimable biological features.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The landscape consist both a mountain and marine ecosystem. It is home to a diverse number of living things especially flora. Being geographically isolated in a sense, two unique flowering species namely the Trochetia boutoniana and the Helichrysum mauritianum have evolved over millions of years. They are found only on Le Morne Brabant.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Fauna is not exceptional in Le Morne, but it has important populations of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. The major invertebrate population of the landscape consists of a myriad of insects, some of which are unknown.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Little is known about the marine life. A lagoon management plant has been set up which caters for zoning of the lagoon. In terms of conservation, Marine Conservation Areas is the approach that has been considered to preserve marine biodiversity.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-828d2de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"828d2de\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b4267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90b4267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f529b11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f529b11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b99045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5b99045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5125f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e5125f9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d80e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d80e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05285c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b05285c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7238128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7238128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Plants\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e084d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e084d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plants<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b6cdeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b6cdeb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d660302 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d660302\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-527d3a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"527d3a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Le Morne Cultural Landscape has good vegetation cover. It includes pristine native forests, planted forests, shrub land and mangrove plantations. <br \/>Forests consist of several species of plants categorized as native, endemic, exotic and invasive. A database is under construction to record and classify each and every plant species of the landscape. <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1311 size-full alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/parastatal1.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/plants.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/plants.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/plants-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/plants-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p><p>The summit and the lower elevations of the mountain harbour good native forest; which is estimated to be around 25%. Unfortunately these remnants of pristine forests are threatened by invasive alien species and climate change. The major part that is 75% comprise of planted, exotic forests and shrub land.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c83147 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c83147\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef35ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8ef35ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07bb96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c07bb96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9e582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"2a9e582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Endemic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be0872a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be0872a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endemic Plants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56d3b81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56d3b81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbe139 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bbe139\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Endemic plants are plants that can only be found in a location or geographical area, such as an island, mountain. Evolution has led to the development of two endemic species restricted to Le Morne Brabant Mountain. Both of them are flowering plants. They are:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3f86d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb3f86d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6392124 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6392124\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70ea4c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70ea4c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trochetia boutoniana<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2fa7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a2fa7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is commonly known as Boucle d\u2019Oreille or the National Flower. It was named after the French Botanist Louis Bouton. The plant can reach a height of 3m and bear bell-shaped red flowers.<\/p><p>The flowering time is from June to October. Each flower can produce up to 10 seeds. It can be found at an altitude ranging from 100-556m above sea level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05a80a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d05a80a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beb288d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"beb288d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"beb288d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"trochetia\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3Ryb2NoZXRpYS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiZWIyODhkIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/trochetia.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/trochetia-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/trochetia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/trochetia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/trochetia.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-735f338 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"735f338\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bac99c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bac99c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helichrysum mauritianum<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dcd245 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dcd245\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b530901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b530901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b530901\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"imortel\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2ltb3J0ZWwuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjUzMDkwMSJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/imortel.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/imortel-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/imortel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/imortel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/imortel.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa59b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fa59b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef48505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef48505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59acc21 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59acc21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ebc2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"74ebc2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Indigenous\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc76192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc76192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indigenous Plants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fae51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"38fae51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8680f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8680f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indigenous plants also known as native plants are those plants that settled in a given geographical area\/location\/region e.g the Mascarene islands, Indian Ocean rim or Mountains without human involvement . In other words the plants have settled in these locations by only natural process, for example seeds or plant material brought by wind, flood, sea or animals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f6be91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f6be91\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e05f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c0e05f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c0e05f9\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IP\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0lQLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImMwZTA1ZjkifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IP.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IP.jpg 637w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IP-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e09fc5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5e09fc5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5424b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a5424b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eac39c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8eac39c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1594ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"b1594ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Exotic\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe9606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fe9606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exotic Plants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dec7064 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dec7064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e8d01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e8d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exotic plants are those plants that successfully settled in a geographical area or location for example island, mountain exclusively by human activity. They originate from a foreign country. Many exotic species found on Le Morne Brabant Mountain also came from home gardens where the seeds of these plants have been dispersed by birds and wind.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811ec14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"811ec14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45239f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"45239f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"45239f8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Exotic plants\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0V4b3RpYy1wbGFudHMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNDUyMzlmOCJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-plants.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-plants.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-plants.jpg 626w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-plants-300x116.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d1a9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55d1a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5c238 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ff5c238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1380a38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1380a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3daa7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e3daa7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Invasive\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecb91b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ecb91b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Invasive Alien Species<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bccbc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03bccbc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7039337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7039337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invasive alien plant species (IAS) are exotic species that have become dominant over indigenous plants because they grow at a faster rate and produce many fertile seeds. With the help of birds and wind currents their seeds are disperse everywhere, even on the cliffs of the Mountain. With favourable conditions these seeds germinate, grow rapidly and smother indigenous plants.<\/p><p>They compete for light, water, nutrients and space, thus reducing regeneration and survival of indigenous plants. Climate change adds on to the decline of indigenous vegetation. IAPS has reached to such extensive extents on Le Morne Brabant that they are endangering the existence of our indigenous and endemic plant species.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf1422 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9bf1422\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2645fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2645fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2645fe6\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"alien species\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMyMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2FsaWVuLXNwZWNpZXMtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyNjQ1ZmU2In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alien-species-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alien-species-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alien-species-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/alien-species-1-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21371cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21371cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d427ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d427ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c51b13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c51b13\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5731085 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5731085\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177b470 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"177b470\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Medicinal\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83bce38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83bce38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medicinal Plants<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441653a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"441653a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5590e3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5590e3c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e24810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"3e24810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"3e24810\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"medicinal\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTMzMCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL21lZGljaW5hbC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzZTI0ODEwIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/medicinal.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/medicinal-227x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/medicinal-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/medicinal-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/medicinal-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/medicinal.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46ba4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f46ba4a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8a87d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc8a87d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Medicinal plants are plants used as natural medicines to cure diseases. The inhabitants of Le Morne and surrounding villages are culturally linked to the mountain. For decades, traditional medicine has been practised by ancestors and their descendants. This knowledge is still alive and is being transmitted over generations. Treatment from plants obtain in the landscape are in the form of infusions, decoction and cataplasm. The plant parts used are leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds and bark.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f663217 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f663217\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f1f20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33f1f20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b1c6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01b1c6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228f019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"228f019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc113c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebc113c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a27590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a27590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d660c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89d660c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8e4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3e8e4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Animals\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e532c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e532c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Animals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9f073 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b9f073\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84a84f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"84a84f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3c87cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3c87cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Animal-1-263x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Animal-1-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Animal-1-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Animal-1-768x877.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Animal-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5fac4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf5fac4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc886c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adc886c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fauna of the landscape consists of small populations of animals. Some of them are endemic such as the Mauritian flying fox, the Mauritian tomb bat, Paradise fly catcher, Grey white eye and Ornate Day geckos. Certain molluscs are also endemics.<\/p><p>Additionally, there are many exotic populations of birds, mammals and reptiles. Some of these species as rats, mongoose, cats, wolf snake and monkeys have reached invasive levels and are highly impacting on native populations. Insect population is greatly diversified. Many of them are unknown and unique.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55f2ab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d55f2ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b619d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b619d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f170e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88f170e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d671af elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"9d671af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Mammals\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c1569 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59c1569\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mammals<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c05afd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c05afd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca618cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca618cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endemic Mammals<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b592e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b592e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77332c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"77332c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fea55c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fea55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The only endemic mammals found in the Le Morne Cultural Landscape are bats.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcca66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1bcca66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-398acb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"398acb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritius Flying Fox \/Mauritian Fruit Bat\/ Rousette Noir <br>\nScientific name: Pteropus niger<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03ac37f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03ac37f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1884b41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1884b41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1884b41\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"flying fox 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2ZseWluZy1mb3gtMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxODg0YjQxIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-3.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1884b41\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"flying fox 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2ZseWluZy1mb3gtMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxODg0YjQxIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1884b41\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"flying fox\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2ZseWluZy1mb3guanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMTg4NGI0MSJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/flying-fox.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85f8cba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85f8cba\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1297367 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1297367\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-267d656 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"267d656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Mauritian Fruit Bat or Mauritian Flying Fox is the largest endemic mammal in Mauritius. It can reach a wingspan of about 80 cm and it has a golden fur. They are nocturnal animals and their diet consists of fruit and nectar, making them important seed dispersers and pollinators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0aae0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f0aae0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fdbd42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fdbd42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0929aeb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0929aeb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae0299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ae0299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritian Tomb Bat <br>\nScientific name: Taphozous mauritianus<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d50e94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d50e94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2fa2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"db2fa2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"db2fa2c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tomb bat 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3RvbWItYmF0LTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGIyZmEyYyJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"db2fa2c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tomb bat 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3RvbWItYmF0LTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGIyZmEyYyJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"db2fa2c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"tomb bat 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3RvbWItYmF0LTMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGIyZmEyYyJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/tomb-bat-3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca919b4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ca919b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63ee531 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63ee531\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5714c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb5714c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Taphien de Maurice<\/strong><\/p><p>The Mauritian Tomb bat is an indigenous species. It can be found in the African region. As it was first discovered in Mauritius, it was named as the Mauritian Tomb Bat. They range from 3.5 to 10\u00a0cm in body length. They live in a variety of environments e.g trees, old wells, walls of buildings and are not restricted in tombs or caves. \u00a0These bats tend to be nocturnal hunters and their normal prey consists of moths, butterflies, and termites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b050e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b050e4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9dc10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2a9dc10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f8696 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"66f8696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ExoticMammals\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f419da2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f419da2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271a366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"271a366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exotic Mammals<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd22f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bdd22f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b3c45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63b3c45\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6e04e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad6e04e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exotic mammals are mammals that have been either purposely or accidentally introduced in Mauritius. For example the Indian mongoose was introduced to control pest rodents in sugar cane crops. Black and brown rats have been accidentally introduced hiding in ships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38f5a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d38f5a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d7d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"97d7d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"97d7d66\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Exotic mammals\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0V4b3RpYy1tYW1tYWxzLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6Ijk3ZDdkNjYifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-mammals.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-mammals.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-mammals.jpg 589w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-mammals-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4505d90 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4505d90\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31fa559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31fa559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094d9f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"094d9f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcaeccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"dcaeccc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Birds\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839de2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"839de2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Birds<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1651a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c1651a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92e411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d92e411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endemic Birds<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d88835 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d88835\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ac590 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0ac590\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritius Grey White eye <br>\nScientific name: Zosterops mauritianus                                               \n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e311936 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e311936\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aade6fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"aade6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"aade6fd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Grey white eye 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0dyZXktd2hpdGUtZXllLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYWFkZTZmZCJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"aade6fd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Grey white eye 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0dyZXktd2hpdGUtZXllLTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYWFkZTZmZCJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Grey-white-eye-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3560737 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3560737\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d73cfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d73cfa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166bd69 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166bd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Pic-Pic, Zoiso Manioc.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Grey White eye is endemic to Mauritius. It has a length of 9.5 cm and its plumage exhibits a color morph which varies from gray to brown. Its diet consists of insects, fruits and nectar. They are gregarious and can be observed hunting insects in flocks of 5 to 15 individuals. It is also the pollinator of orchids and the national flower. It inhabits woodlands, forests, and gardens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43aab67 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43aab67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d6f75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"27d6f75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f3331 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8f3331\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bfcead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bfcead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritius Paradise Flycatcher <br>\nScientific name: Terpsiphone bourbonniensis desolata                                             \n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6a8d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3c6a8d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377ee60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"377ee60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-11' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"377ee60\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Paradise fly catcher\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL1BhcmFkaXNlLWZseS1jYXRjaGVyLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzc3ZWU2MCJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paradise-fly-catcher-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paradise-fly-catcher-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paradise-fly-catcher-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paradise-fly-catcher-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Paradise-fly-catcher-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c6a47f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c6a47f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798ce96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"798ce96\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ec207b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ec207b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Coq des bois\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>It is endemic to the island of Mauritius. A similar species exist in Reunion Island known as the Reunion paradise flycatcher. The male has a black head with a grey neck-band, throat, breast and belly. The upperparts and tail are chestnut, and the wings are tipped black. The bill is bright blue, and the legs greyish. The female is smaller than the male, with a paler bill and a dark-grey head. This bird species feeds upon insects like flies, grasshoppers and beetles. It is insectivorous.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d15fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18d15fe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af1d359 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"af1d359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4862ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d4862ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"IndigenousBirds\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b263f11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b263f11\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d10e33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0d10e33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indigenous Birds<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f6af87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f6af87\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48800af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48800af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mascarene Martin \/ Hirondelle des Mascareignes <br>\nScientific name: Phedina borbonica\n                                           \n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96366c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"96366c8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d96ef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"9d96ef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-12' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9d96ef2\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Hirondel 1 (1)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0hpcm9uZGVsLTEtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5ZDk2ZWYyIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hirondel-1-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hirondel-1-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hirondel-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hirondel-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Hirondel-1-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"9d96ef2\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"hirondel 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM4OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2hpcm9uZGVsLTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOWQ5NmVmMiJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hirondel-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hirondel-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hirondel-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hirondel-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/hirondel-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719811b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"719811b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0897889 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0897889\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5eeee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5eeee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Hirondelle<\/strong><\/p><p>The Mascarene martin or Mascarene swallow is a passerine bird in the swallow family that breeds in Madagascar and in the Mascarene Islands. <br \/>The Mascarene martin is a small swallow that has grey-brown underparts becoming white on the throat and lower abdomen, dark grey-brown upperparts and a slightly forked tail. The underparts are heavily streaked with black. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c05d41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c05d41\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb9d0d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eb9d0d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0521cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"0521cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ExoticBirds\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eccb47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9eccb47\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86960b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86960b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exotic Birds<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46a1887 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46a1887\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299ed12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"299ed12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c8bc7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53c8bc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exotic birds are birds that have been intentionally introduced by man as pets, biocontrol agents and as food. All the exotic birds found in Mauritius come from the different continents especially Africa and Asia.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88bdafd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"88bdafd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edf046a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"edf046a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-13' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"edf046a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Exotic birds\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0V4b3RpYy1iaXJkcy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJlZGYwNDZhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-birds.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"633\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-birds.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-birds.jpg 633w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-birds-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0c2d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f0c2d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9863ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9863ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3374aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3374aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"MigratoryBirds\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c487f47 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c487f47\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-690448c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"690448c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Migratory Birds<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec20db8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec20db8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15c0177 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15c0177\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca26cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ca26cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bird migration is the regular seasonal movement, often north and south along a flyway, between breeding and wintering grounds. Many species of bird migrate. The following can be observed in the landscape during summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed323b5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ed323b5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2757582 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2757582\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-14' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2757582\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Migratory bird\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL01pZ3JhdG9yeS1iaXJkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjI3NTc1ODIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Migratory-bird.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"616\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Migratory-bird.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Migratory-bird.jpg 616w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Migratory-bird-300x90.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2cc0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0e2cc0c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88dff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a88dff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e25c3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"4e25c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"SeaBirds\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a891643 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a891643\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7caa82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7caa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sea Birds<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa9fd7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfa9fd7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5eb8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af5eb8b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9a8bdb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9a8bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sea birds also known as marine birds are birds that are adapted to the marine environment. In general, seabirds live longer, breed later and have fewer young than other birds do, but they invest a great deal of time in their young. They feed both at the ocean&#8217;s surface and below it. There are two species of tropic bird that nest on Le Morne Brabant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5d5d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c5d5d8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893ba08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"893ba08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">White-tailed Tropic Bird<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4779d24 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4779d24\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcee44a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fcee44a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-15' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcee44a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tropic bird white tail 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL1Ryb3BpYy1iaXJkLXdoaXRlLXRhaWwtMS5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmY2VlNDRhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fcee44a\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Tropic bird white tail 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL1Ryb3BpYy1iaXJkLXdoaXRlLXRhaWwtMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJmY2VlNDRhIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Tropic-bird-white-tail-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a80bd0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a80bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e002944 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e002944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a0e57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9a0e57\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8333cdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8333cdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Red-tailed Tropic Bird<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-767e8fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"767e8fd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46221a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"46221a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-16' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"46221a5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Red tail tropic bird 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL1JlZC10YWlsLXRyb3BpYy1iaXJkLTEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNDYyMjFhNSJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Red-tail-tropic-bird-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Red-tail-tropic-bird-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Red-tail-tropic-bird-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Red-tail-tropic-bird-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Red-tail-tropic-bird-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"46221a5\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"red tail tropic bird 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTM5OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3JlZC10YWlsLXRyb3BpYy1iaXJkLTIuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNDYyMjFhNSJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/red-tail-tropic-bird-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/red-tail-tropic-bird-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/red-tail-tropic-bird-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/red-tail-tropic-bird-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/red-tail-tropic-bird-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b6fe7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b6fe7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7917676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7917676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b8c87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89b8c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe6b4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"fe6b4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Reptiles\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65afda2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65afda2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reptiles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56d3f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e56d3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ffaa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4ffaa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Endemic Reptiles<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03009bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03009bb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96976ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96976ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritius Ornate Day Gecko  <br>\nScientific name: Phelsuma ornata\n\n                                           \n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b818207 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b818207\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eced347 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"eced347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-17' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eced347\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"phelsuma ornata 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3BoZWxzdW1hLW9ybmF0YS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImVjZWQzNDcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"eced347\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"phelsuma ornata 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3BoZWxzdW1hLW9ybmF0YS0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImVjZWQzNDcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-ornata-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90165d1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90165d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78920e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78920e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a0cffa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a0cffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Lezar vert \/ Lezar couleur \/ Vinson\u2019s Gecko<\/strong><\/p><p>Mauritius ornate day gecko is a diurnal (active during the day) species of geckos. It occurs on the island Mauritius and some surrounding islands and typically inhabits different trees and bushes. Ornate Day Gecko is characterized by its soft skin, bizarre eyes, specialized feet, and brilliant colors. They display striking patterns of greens, blues, yellows, reds, and oranges. This species is one of the smallest reptiles in the world, ranging in length from 1.5 to 2.5 cm. Its tail brakes easily, but will begin to regenerate after only a few days. Males are generally more massive. Ornate Day Geckoes are omnivorous, feeding on insects, nectar, saps, juices and consuming pollen and fruits. The Day Gecko is the most vocal of all geckoes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68748f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f68748f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdce979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fdce979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a39032 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a39032\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e0427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e0427\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritius Lowland Forest Day Gecko <br>\nScientific name: Phelsuma guimbeaui\n                                           \n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68cc4cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68cc4cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ffe143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"2ffe143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-18' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2ffe143\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"phelsuma guimbeaui 1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3BoZWxzdW1hLWd1aW1iZWF1aS0xLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJmZmUxNDMifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"2ffe143\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"phelsuma guimbeaui 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3BoZWxzdW1hLWd1aW1iZWF1aS0yLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjJmZmUxNDMifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phelsuma-guimbeaui-2.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2588be1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2588be1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bf52e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52bf52e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af78e3b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af78e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Lezar vert \/ Guimbeau\u2019s Day Gecko<\/strong><\/p><p>The Mauritius lowland forest day gecko is a diurnal subspecies of gecko. It lives on the western coast of Mauritius and typically inhabits large trees. It prefers the higher branches or in the crown of the trees, where thick foliage offers a good camouflage. With an overall length of up to 17cm this species is amongst the larger ones. It has a green to dark-green colouring of the body top side. Three red longitudinal stripes start between the eyes and continue to the back. The Mauritius lowland forest day gecko feeds on insects and nectar. It is considered as one of the rarest endemic geckos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c813f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c813f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f921a47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f921a47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3159af2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3159af2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6f71bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6f71bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blue Tail Day Gecko <br>\nScientific name: Phelsuma cepediana\n\n                                           \n<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-966723e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"966723e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6ca2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"1b6ca2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-19' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1b6ca2b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"phesuma cepediana\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQwOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL3BoZXN1bWEtY2VwZWRpYW5hLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjFiNmNhMmIifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phesuma-cepediana.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phesuma-cepediana-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phesuma-cepediana-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phesuma-cepediana-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/phesuma-cepediana.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1697b2f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1697b2f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf5bfb5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf5bfb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6a2aef elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6a2aef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Common name: Lezar Vert \/ Lezar Banane <\/strong><\/p><p>Blue tail day gecko belongs to the middle-sized day geckos. It can reach a total length (including tail) of about 15 centimeters. The male body colour is light green or bluish green. The backs of males have a bright blue colour and are covered with dark red spots and dashes. The males have deep blue tails. Females lack the brilliant blue colour of the males. They have a bright green back and rust-coloured spots. These geckos prefer a moist and warm climate. Blue-tailed day geckos feed on various insects and other invertebrates. They also like to lick soft, sweet fruit, pollen and nectar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274b7da e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"274b7da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e52d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"53e52d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ce336 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"19ce336\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ExoticReptiles\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e731b5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e731b5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e7de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07e7de1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exotic Reptiles<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e655a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10e655a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461268c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"461268c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Exotic reptiles are animals that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced in a location by man for a purpose or during human activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d128799 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d128799\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cb16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"58cb16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-20' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"58cb16b\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Exotic reptiles\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0V4b3RpYy1yZXB0aWxlcy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1OGNiMTZiIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-reptiles.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"627\" height=\"98\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-reptiles.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-reptiles.jpg 627w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Exotic-reptiles-300x47.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e91bca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e91bca\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fecabb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fecabb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f926896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f926896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bec34de elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bec34de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Insects\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e486cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e486cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insects<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d088e53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d088e53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03a7ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c03a7ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce69c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ce69c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Insects are a large group of invertebrates (no backbone) of the animal kingdom. Most insects have five basic physical characteristics; an exoskeleton, three main body parts, a pair of antennae, three pairs of legs and two pairs of wings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c383cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c383cc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e565b71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e565b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b8f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"40b8f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"InsectsGroups\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfea135 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dfea135\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4338755 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4338755\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insects Groups<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a6758f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a6758f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614136b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614136b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Groups of insects that can be observed in the landscape<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04ad7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a04ad7c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da697eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"da697eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-21' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"da697eb\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Insect groups\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0luc2VjdC1ncm91cHMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGE2OTdlYiJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Insect-groups.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Insect-groups.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Insect-groups.jpg 628w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Insect-groups-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f2304 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66f2304\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69e4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c69e4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58e5fdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58e5fdd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc4f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bdc4f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Arachnids\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b8f40f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b8f40f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arachnids<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6d5b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e6d5b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c181f3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c181f3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c030145 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c030145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Arachnids are joint-legged invertebrate animals (arthropods). They are not insects. Physical characteristics; four pairs of legs, two body parts head and thorax fused plus abdomen, no wings and joint appendages.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7078344 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7078344\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e6807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"d8e6807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-22' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"d8e6807\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Arachnid\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL0FyYWNobmlkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImQ4ZTY4MDcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Arachnid.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"648\" height=\"115\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Arachnid.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Arachnid.jpg 648w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Arachnid-300x53.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c914a8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c914a8b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175946f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"175946f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a801eab e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a801eab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce8630 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cce8630\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Amphibians\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c34f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9c34f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Amphibians<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eff044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7eff044\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03a7c77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03a7c77\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d8265 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55d8265\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) that don\u2019t have scales. They live part of their lives in water and part on land.\u00a0 Amphibians breathe through gills, lungs and skin. The following are present in the landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7950825 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7950825\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54e8ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f54e8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific name: Amietophrynus gutturalis <br>\nCommon name: Guttural toad \/ Crapo<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc41ec2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc41ec2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce4ef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5ce4ef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-23' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5ce4ef7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"gutural toad\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2d1dHVyYWwtdG9hZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI1Y2U0ZWY3In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gutural-toad.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gutural-toad-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gutural-toad-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gutural-toad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gutural-toad.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df992c9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df992c9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da9a068 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"da9a068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e092585 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e092585\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dd3c19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3dd3c19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific name: Ptychadena mascareniensis <br>\nCommon name: Mascarene grass frog or Mascarene Ridge Frog, Beng<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12d0fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a12d0fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934746e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"934746e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-24' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"934746e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"mascarene frog\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxNywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL21hc2NhcmVuZS1mcm9nLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjkzNDc0NmUifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mascarene-frog.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mascarene-frog-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mascarene-frog-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mascarene-frog-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mascarene-frog.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-110c067 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"110c067\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7522d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7b7522d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af8a0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3af8a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407d908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"407d908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Gastropods\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c72a48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c72a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gastropods<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb319b7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb319b7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725aabe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"725aabe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09980f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09980f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) that don\u2019t have scales. They live part of their lives in water and part on land.\u00a0 Amphibians breathe through gills, lungs and skin. The following are present in the landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367df48 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"367df48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c68777 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"4c68777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-25' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"4c68777\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"gastropods\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQxOCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2dhc3Ryb3BvZHMuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiNGM2ODc3NyJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gastropods.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gastropods.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gastropods.jpg 619w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/gastropods-300x79.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a600e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a600e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3795eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d3795eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d9254 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7d9254\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cc819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8cc819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a0a953 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a0a953\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c12a4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c12a4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9af65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db9af65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d393a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d393a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"MarineBiodiversity\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e470ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e470ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marine Biodiversity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332b717 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"332b717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f9e0d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f9e0d5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb76c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bb76c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"815\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MD-768x815.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1423\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MD-768x815.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MD-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MD-965x1024.jpg 965w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/MD.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e403cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e403cf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dc222b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dc222b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The marine cover of the landscape is more compared to the terrestrial component. Marine biodiversity of LMCL includes marine plant and animal species. Several habitats such as, muddy estuary, sandy plains, coral reefs, rocky shores and mangroves that support marine life.\u00a0 Several sea channels connect the lagoons with deeper waters. As far as it has been surveyed, a large quantity of sea organisms found in the lagoons around the island can be found in Le Morne. The lagoons and sea channels of Le Morne are rich in sea flora and fauna.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Marine flora includes mangrove plants, seagrass and seaweed. The fauna is diverse; includes invertebrates and vertebrates. Marine invertebrates are those animals that lack a backbone, for example marine worms, molluscs, crustaceans, sponges, sea urchins, polyps, jellyfish, starfish etc. Marine vertebrates are animals that have a backbone for instance fishes, turtles, sea snakes, whales, dolphins etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Unfortunately, with the event of climate change coral bleaching is occurring in Le Morne. Moreover, pollution from sewerage and deforestation is affecting the marine ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9ae4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d9ae4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbd1b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"fbd1b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-26' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"fbd1b40\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Marine biodiversity\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL01hcmluZS1iaW9kaXZlcnNpdHkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZmJkMWI0MCJ9\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Marine-biodiversity.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"584\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Marine-biodiversity.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Marine-biodiversity.jpg 584w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Marine-biodiversity-300x257.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0201fb5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0201fb5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-726d487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"726d487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59f086 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b59f086\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be552bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be552bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a93d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c8a93d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e91d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"90e91d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12ba81c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12ba81c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aeea1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8aeea1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Conservation\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c772cab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c772cab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation Efforts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feef2fd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feef2fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00d4c93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00d4c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conservation Of Biodiversity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8a3dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d8a3dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0b961 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ee0b961\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035938e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"035938e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conservation is the act of securing and protecting biological diversity to a level where species are sufficiently abundant and out of danger of extinction, all in a state of equilibrium. There are two types of conservation; in-situ (on-site) and ex-situ (off-site e.g nursery) conservation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737f543 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"737f543\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74c18ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"74c18ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d3e22 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47d3e22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa427d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fa427d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restoration And Conservation Of Forests Of Le Morne Brabant<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95d217f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95d217f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c2b04 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52c2b04\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ae011 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ae011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Invasive alien species are recognized as one of the major agents contributing to the decline of the native plant population on the top and lower elevations of Le Morne Mountain.\u00a0 These alien species become a direct threat to native forest as they compete for space, light, water and nutrients, eventually smothering regeneration. Restoration is an undertaking which involves reverting changes to reinstate the indigenous forest to a self-sustainable state.<\/p><p>To save the native species from total invasion, a well-established restoration and conservation plan is being followed. Both in-situ and ex-situ conservation are carried to restore flora and fauna. The conservation program includes; survey flora and fauna of the LMCL, maintain, restore and monitor ecological communities, maintain a viable population of all species of plants and animals, especially endangered species, eliminate or control introduced species of plants and animals and improve the basis of management through research into natural and introduced species and their impacts and natural processes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a6c83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74a6c83\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b2b77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"05b2b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-27' class='gallery galleryid-1304 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium_large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"05b2b77\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"conserve effs\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTQyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2xlbW9ybmVoZXJpdGFnZS5nb3ZtdS5vcmdcL2xtaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDZcL2NvbnNlcnZlLWVmZnMtc2NhbGVkLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjA1YjJiNzcifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"561\" src=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-768x561.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-1536x1122.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lemorneheritage.govmu.org\/lmh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/conserve-effs-2048x1496.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373ff3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"373ff3e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3080017 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3080017\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f128c7e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f128c7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Efforts to safeguard the endangered native forests are underway. Each year conservation and restoration of the forests work programs are being undertaken in collaboration with the Forestry Services. 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