Stinky is amongst us!

I’ve had the pleasure to spend a whole week with Vanessa here at the centre and be lucky enough to witness the arrival of our fifth patient! 

One of the maintenance staff found Stinky, a yellow-bellied mud terrapin, in the back-pond of the farmland. He found her floating with practically no movement and so immediately brought her to us. We placed her in one of the Jacuzzis and observed her movements in hope that we wouldn’t find anything urgent or serious. In the end nothing abnormal about her physical appearance was found except for her inability to dive in normally. We therefore decided to keep her under observation until further improvement. 

Stinky in her jacuzzi!

Last Friday, we had visitors from the Summer Holiday Club. These young kids were first introduced to the farmland by Dave and then taken around the wetland by Rachel, Vanessa and myself. They seemed to already know a few things as some had already visited the centre in the past and many seemed quite excited by the few birds we managed to spot. Later Vanessa gave them a presentation about the centre’s work and information about the different species of turtles found in Seychelles. The visit ended with some activities on the beach and a big smile on the kids’ faces!