Crested Iguana In Castaway

A crested iguana has been found on Qalito island (home to Castaway island resort). A grounds staff who was working in the area spotted the iguana on a tree. Due to the presence of wild goats on the island, the existence of iguanas were highly doubted. The iguana has...

Mouriki Island – Santuary for the Fiji Crested Iguana

Fiji is home to the endangered crested and banded iguana. Yaduataba on Vanua Levu is a well known sanctuary for these reptiles in Fiji. This year the National Trust of Fiji and Birdlife International aim to establish Monuriki island in the Mamanuca region a declared...
Earth Day Celebration

Earth Day Celebration

We celebrated Earth Day again this year with Malolo District School, Namamanuca Primary School and Mana SDA School. Earth Day is an international day set aside every April 21st to raise environmental awareness on a global scale. Activities carried out included beach...

Nesting Beach Surveys

Turtle nesting season in Fiji falls between October and April. MES has just completed nesting beach surveys at our four indexed sites – Tavarua, Namotu, Navini and Vomo island resorts. Hawksbills and Green turtles are known to nest and forage in the Mamanucas. During...

COTS Removal

We have started removals again this year and hope to lessen the numbers of these predator starfish on our coral reefs. The main removal methods here in the Mamanuca region are physical removal with metal rods and then burial ashore or drying out in the sun. We go to...