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Île aux Aigrettes is a tiny coral island (27 hectares) just off the coast of the town of Mahebourg. It is the largest islet in the Grand Port bay, 850 meters off the south-east coast of mauritius and roughly a kilometer from the coastal town of Mahebourg.
The island has been declared a nature conservation site and today is being preserved by the mauritian wildlife foundation. It is also a popular visitor attraction – both for tourists and for Mauritians.
This island is considered an international standard for the protection of natural resources and endangered species.
A few of the world's rarest birds, including the kestrel, pink pigeon, the Green Gecko Phelsuma and the Aldabra giant tortoise can be seen here. Eighteen Mauritian plant species which grow on the island are classified as endangered or very rare.
One of the local species of ebony, Diospyros egrettarum (named after the island) is found here.
Gastonia mauritiana (“Bois boeuf”) forming part of the forest canopy here.
A non-indigenous Aldabra giant tortoise was brought to Île aux Aigrettes to take over the ecological role of the extinct Mauritian tortoises.
