Species Info

Neomonachus tropicalis

The first known encounter between Caribbean Monk Seals and Europeans occurred in late August 1494, when Christopher Columbus on his second voyage anchored for 3 days at Alto Velo (a small island so...

Raphus cucullatus

Arab traders probably discovered the island of Mauritius in the 13th century followed by the Portuguese in 1516 and the Dutch VOC (Dutch East India Company) claimed the island for the Netherlands i...