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Saving What Remains The Mauritius Kestrel The Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, 500 miles east of Madagascar (off the east African coast), has been severely affected by forest loss. Once home to the infamous dodo, the island's wildlife is some of the most endangered in the world. One species, the Mauritius kestrel, a small falcon, has been brought back from the edge of extinction. The Mauritius kestrel suffered from habitat loss, the introduction of monkeys and mongooses which ate its eggs, hunting as a pest, and widespread spraying of DDT. By 1973, the world population of the Mauritius kestrel was down to six birds. The situation was so grim that in 1979, the International Council for Bird Preservation sent Carl Jones to shut down the effort to save the bird. Lucky for the kestrel, Carl Jones refused to follow orders. He developed a breeding program and brought the species from the verge of extinction to over 200 wild birds in the early 1990s.

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Solutions Introduction Sustainable Forest Products Large-scale Forest Products Medicinal Drugs Logging Logging (con't) Oil Conservation Priorities Reserve Size & Valuation Organization Intergovernmental Institutions Communication, Education Indigenous people - - - - References (1) References (3) References (5)

Sustainable Dev - Agriculture Eco-tourism Foods & Genetic Diversity Medicinal Drugs & Pesticides Logging (con't) Cattle Increasing Productivity Types of Reserves Funding Developing nations NGOs International Organizations Conclusion - - - - References (2) References (4) References (6)

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