Presenter:
James Whitelaw (Vice-President, Nature Manitoba)
Date:
Monday, March 21, 2011
Start Time:
7:00 pm
Location:
Franco-Manitoban Cultural Centre, 340 Provencher Blvd on second floor - Salle Antoine-Gaborieau.
Admission:
$2 for members and $3 for non-members.
NOTE: 7:00pm start, not 7:30pm
Annual General Meeting
followed by...
The Seychelles consist of 115 islands with a land area of 455 sq.km. scattered over 1.4 million sq.km. of the western Indian Ocean. The central Seychelles are granitic, ancient continental fragments with their own distinctive flora and fauna. The outlying islands are coral atolls. The most interesting of these is Aldabra Atoll which, since its last reemergence above the waves 80,000 years ago, has been colonized by a variety of plants and animals and has developed a unique ecosystem. This presentation will explore the natural history of Aldabra, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.