Vallée de Mai National Park

national park, Seychelles

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Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve is located on Praslin Island, the second largest island in the Seychelles archipelago. This reserve is home to a virgin forest situated in the south-central mountains of the island. The reserve is recognized as a World Heritage site.12

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…including the Aldabra Islands and Vallée de Mai National Park, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Aldabra Islands, a large atoll, are the site of a preserve inhabited by tens of thousands of giant tortoises, the world’s oldest living creatures, which government conservation efforts have helped rescue from the brink…
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…including the Aldabra Islands and Vallée de Mai National Park, both UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Aldabra Islands, a large atoll, are the site of a preserve inhabited by tens of thousands of giant tortoises, the world’s oldest living creatures, which government conservation efforts have helped rescue from the brink…
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