Ebony Forest Reserve Chamarel or just the "Ebony Forest" is a 50 ha conservation area for Mauritian endemic species with a rehabilitated indigenous forest (including rare semi-dry forest types), situated in Chamarel, in the south-west of Mauritius.[1][2]
Establishment
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It was established in June 2017, after 10 years of work in restoring the forests and planting 130,000 endemic species. In addition to the reintroduced species, the reserve is home to some of the few remaining stands of original mature endemic Ebony forest.
Wildlife
editBirds
editThe birds commonly found here are the Mauritius paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis), the Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques echo), the Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri), the Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), the Mauritius bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus) and the Grey white-eye (Zosterops mauritianus).
Mammals
editThe Long tailed macaque has been introduced to Ebony forest.
Bats
editThe Mauritius flying fox, Mauritian tomb bat and the Natal free-tailed bat can be found here.
Flora
editThe plants that can be found here are the Ebony (Diospyros tesselaria), Mauritius coral tree (Chassalia boryana), Bois tambour (Tambourissa) and Screw pines (Pandanus).
Facilities
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The reserve has canopy walkways and view points, and also runs guided tours or safaris. There is a museum, restaurant and educational facilities on the reserve.
It is located next to the "Seven Coloured Earths" site, in the Chamarel area in the south west of the island.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Ebony - Home". Ebonyforest.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Ebony Forest (Chamarel, Mauritius)". La Vanille Nature Park. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Non technical summary" (PDF). Environment.govmu.org. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "EEBONY FOREST À CHAMAREL: Sanctuaire de l'endémicité". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
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