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A few kilometres south from Praslin is the islet
of Cousin, a bird sanctuary, that is owned by the Royal
Society for Nature Conservation (RSNC) and administered by the
International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP). Cousin
extends over 27 hectares and is entirely dedicated to nature. In
fact, the island was made a nature reserve in 1968, when it was
bought by the RSNC as a haven for endangered species of land and
sea birds. Furthermore, the Seychelles Government declared it a
Special Reserve in 1975, thus offering all the wildlife on the
island legal protection.