{"id":1254,"date":"2023-06-09T09:12:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T09:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parastatal1.govmu.org\/osterlog\/?page_id=1254"},"modified":"2023-06-20T04:24:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T04:24:23","slug":"conservation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/?page_id=1254","title":{"rendered":"Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1254\" class=\"elementor elementor-1254\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4342a94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4342a94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd8c04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd8c04d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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conservation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb10a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb10a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-9\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>In-situ conservation (or habitat restoration) involves control of invasive plant and animal species.\u00a0 Weeding and cutting down of exotic plants are being carried out to control invasive plant species.\u00a0 Spot weeding around individuals of critically endangered plant species is being done to maximize seed collection for ex-situ species recovery.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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However, for many rare endemic species seeds are not readily available and techniques such as grafting and tissue culture should be used for propagation.\u00a0 Currently, the Foundation is mainly multiplying endemic\/native plants through seeds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a58ee7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a58ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fed1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9fed1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regeneration-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regeneration-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regeneration-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regeneration-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regeneration-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osterlog.govmu.org\/osterlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/regeneration.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Regeneration<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d8312 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"32d8312\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9e4c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b9e4c1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-207cea1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"207cea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Conservation Management Area<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c50ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c50ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-9\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The Vall\u00e9e d\u2019Osterlog Endemic Garden forms part of the 2% remnant native and endemic forests that remains in Mauritius. The Garden has a rich biodiversity endemism of flora.<\/p><p>Several critically endangered endemic and indigenous plant species are presence in the valley such as the Eugenia bojeri (Bois clou), Pandanus iceryi (Vacoas), Sideroxylon grandiflorum (Tambalacoque), Diospyros boutoniana (Ebene marbr\u00e9 \u00e0 grosse feuilles) and Olax psittacorum (Bois Perroquet).<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72e94e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72e94e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a820b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0a820b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7637c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7637c5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Inventory Works<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c0388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c0388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surveys are being conducted for inventory and evaluation of native species within the Garden.\u00a0 Some of the rarest endemic plants of the Island have been inventoried at the Garden such as the\u00a0<i>Eugenia bojeri<\/i>\u00a0(Bois clou) \u2013 eight plants,\u00a0<i>Pandanus iceryi<\/i>\u00a0(Vacoas) \u2013 five plants,\u00a0<i>Sideroxylon grandiflorum<\/i>\u00a0(Tambalacoque) \u2013 ten plants, Diospyros<i>\u00a0boutoniana<\/i>\u00a0(Ebene marbr\u00e9 \u00e0 grosse feuilles) \u2013 five plants had been inventoried.<\/p><p>The Foundation has published two interim inventories of endemic and indigenous flora:<\/p><ul><li>Interim Inventory of Native Species within the Endemic Garden.\u00a0<\/li><li>Interim Inventory of Native Plants within the Valley.<\/li><\/ul><p>Rare fauna species such as\u00a0<i>Hypsipetes olivaceus<\/i>\u00a0(Mauritius Bulbul \u2013 Merle), Zosteropus mauritianus (Mauritius Grey White Eye), Taphozous mauritianus (Grey tomb bat) had also been inventoried at Osterlog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore Conservation Our Work The Foundation is commited to conserve, restore and protect the endemic flora and fauna within the Garden.\u00a0 Our work consists of In-situ conservation and Ex-situ conservation. 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