Day: 13th November 2020

Control exercise of the Mauritian Fruit bats is being carried out by Government

Posted by APEC on in Environment

Relevant authorities are currently undertaking the continuation of a control exercise of the Mauritian Fruit bats that started in 2019.

The Mauritian Fruit bats are classified as a protected wildlife species under the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity  and National Parks Act 2015 and that its population has increased over the years to attain an estimated figure of 106 218 in 2019.

Under section 36 of the Native Terrestrial Biodiversity  and National Parks Act 2015, provision is made for the setting up of a technical committee for the purpose of controlling wildlife in Mauritius, that may advise for the control of any wildlife species in the national interest when a species has attained a pest status.

The special technical committee last met on 11 December 2019, and recommended that 10% of the total estimated population is to be controlled, and the exercise was proposed for 2019 and 2020. Control exercise was carried out on a smaller scale in specific sites in December 2019 and some 1709 bats were controlled.

3 842 inbound passengers have landed in Mauritius since the partial opening of its borders on 1 October 2020 to date

Posted by APEC on in Press

3 842 passengers out of which 3 626 for October and 216 for November, have landed in Mauritius since the partial opening of borders from 01 October 2020 to 05 November 2020.

As from 01st October 2020, any traveller is free to come to Mauritius provided he conforms to the COVID-19 protocols in force in the country, including 4 PCR tests and mandatory quarantine of 14 days in a state designated setting such as hospitals, recreational centres and hotels. The cost of accommodation on full-board basis in hotels, designated by the State as quarantine facilities, is borne by the traveller and all non-Mauritian travellers have to pay a sum of Rs13 500 as medical cost. So far, 801 passengers (including one Mauritian) have travelled to Mauritius from 01 October to 04 November 2020 for the purpose of “holiday, vacation and visit”. 110 persons have benefited from free quarantine since the partial opening and 1 590 paid for quarantine including 19 persons who refused free quarantine facilities