what are "Flora and fauna" found in Mauitius?
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Mauritius is home to a number of endemic and highly endangered species of mammals, birds, reptiles and plants. The wildlife of Mauritius is composed of its flora and fauna. Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean to the east of Madagascar. Due to its isolation, it has a relatively low diversity of wildlife; however, a high proportion of these are endemic species occurring nowhere else in the world. Many of these are now threatened with extinction because of human activities including habitat destruction and the introduction of non-native species. Some have already become extinct, most famously the dodo which disappeared in the 17th century.
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Some of the national flora includes:
The endemic Trochetia Boutoniana, only found only on Le Morne mountain, and declared National Flower in 1992.
The endemic Cassine Orientalis, or bois d'olive endemic to Mauritius can be found throughout the native forest of the country.
The Diospyros tessellaria, or ebony tree, endemic to Mauritius. This was the most valuable wood worldwide during the Dutch colonization period and it has been widely exploited.
Crinum Mauritianum grows in swampy conditions on Mauritius. This plant, commonly called the Fleur de Lys du pays, was presumed extinct in the wild until its rediscovery.
Coffea Macrocarpa is a native coffee plant indigenous to Mauritius. Crossbreeding domestic strains with wild strains like the Coffea Macrocarpa may help coffee growers to fight disease and drought.
The Mandrinette is a rare exotic hibiscus whose natural habitat is in areas such as Le Corps de Garde and Le Morne Brabant.
Fauna
In line with the destruction of native forests, a lot of animal species have disappeared in Mauritius. There have been amazing projects, namely with the collaboration of the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation, to save endangered species, some of which are listed below.
Birds
The Mauritius Kestrel was once the world's rarest bird, as its entire population in the early 1970s, had been reduced to 4 specimens. It is the only bird of prey in Mauritius and still the rarest falcon in the world. Over the last 23 years, an intensive programme of captive breeding and release has saved the beautiful kestrel from extinction.
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