Frégate Island is home to some of the world's rarest
flora & fauna.
A total of 14 bird species are resident and breeding on Frégate including the magpie robin, downlisted from 'critically endangered' in 2005 largely as a result of the island's conservation actions.
Frégate is also home to a wild herd of more than 400 Aldabra Giant Tortoises, one of only three wild-roaming populations left in the Seychelles. Lucky guests may even witness a turtle laying her eggs in the sand, or the spectacle of up to 60 newly hatched baby turtles disappearing into the Indian Ocean at full moon. The Hawksbill turtle and Green turtle, both critically endangered, are also frequent visitors to the shores of the island for nesting and egg-laying.
Frégate has many varied and fascinating indigenous insects, in particular two species that are exclusively endemic to the island: the flightless Giant Tenebrionid beetle and the Enid snail.
The island's only native mammal is the 'Flying Fox', which survives solely on fruit, found in abundance in Frégate's lush tropical forests amongst species ranging from the rare Coco de Mer palm to the giant Banyan Tree.
