Assomption Island – the other side of the story |06 October 2025

Assomption Island – the other side of the story

During several decades, under previous government administrations, Assomption was completely neglected. An extract from IDC’s website from February 2025 reads:

‘Assomption is one of the most devastated islands of Seychelles due to guano mining, which destroyed the natural habitat. However, coral reef life is dazzling; much of Jacques Cousteau’s film The Silent World was shot here. Apart from a race of Souimanga Sunbird, endemic birds have been exterminated, including a flightless rail.’ 

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