VOYAGE OF THE ODYSSEY - LOGS

The Seychelles

August 16, 2002 'Challenges to Conservation - The Magpie Robin' "Establishing the critically endangered Magpie Robin population is a remarkable accomplishment considering the fragility of species that are endemic to isolated oceanic islands. As the team from Nature Seychelles and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) learned, the road to recovery is fraught with major challenges and unpredictable setbacks." Read more >> Listen to the Odyssey log: Real Audio -  >28k    >64k

August 13, 2002 'Magpie Robin Recovery Program' "Before humans arrived in the Seychelles 250 years ago, birds like the Magpie Robin were numerous and widespread. Part of the reason was that there were almost no predators that threatened them apart from the odd lizard or gecko that may have destroyed some eggs or even killed a few young chicks. Today, the Seychelles Magpie Robin is one of the world's most endangered species." Read more >> Listen to the Odyssey log: Real Audio -  >28k    >64k

August 7, 2002 'Seychelles Arrival' "After sailing west over 1110 miles in the last forteen days, the Research Vessel Odyssey has arrived in the Seychelles, a spectacular cluster of islands east of the African continent situated between the northernmost tip of Madagascar and the equator." Read more >> Listen to the Odyssey log: Real Audio -  >28k

August 1, 2002 'The Indian Ocean' "The best time to sail west across the tropical waters of the Southern Indian Ocean is during the months of June through September when the trade winds are most settled and steady. The Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans all experience trade winds at different times of year, north and south of the equator and along the tropical belt, between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. The southeast trade winds are formed by high-pressure systems that relentlessly move from west to east across the vastness of the Indian Ocean." Read more >> Listen to the Odyssey log: Real Audio -  >28k