Mauritius conservationists race to save rare species from oil spill

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Important ecological hotspots are in grave danger, according to a Mauritian Wildlife Expert

"The fumes may impact all the birds and animals on the island and all the conservation work we've done over the last 35 years could be cast off like that", Jean Hugues Gardenne, communications manager at The Mauritius Wildlife Foundation, told The Independent.

 

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