{"id":525,"date":"2021-11-29T12:34:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T11:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/?post_type=post_site&#038;p=525"},"modified":"2025-09-18T18:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:12:25","slug":"ilet-fajou","status":"publish","type":"post_site","link":"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/sites-naturels\/ilet-fajou\/","title":{"rendered":"Fajou islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"description\">Description<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The islet of Fajou is the largest of Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, located to the east, it covers an<br>area of 119.5 hectares. About 6 km north of the mouth of the Rivi\u00e8re Sal\u00e9e and about 6 km<br>west of the Vieux-Bourg cove, it emerges from a shallow area limited to the north by the coral<br>reef. Administratively belonging to the municipality of Morne-\u00e0-l&#8217;eau, it is subject to protection<br>for its exuberant fauna and flora, and the coastal conservatory and the ONF (National Forestry<br>Office) look after this jewel of the Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin\u2019s nature reserve. Formed almost<br>entirely by mangroves, it is surrounded by white sand and marine seagrass belonging to the<br>genus Thalassia.<br>Inhabited in the mid-19th century, it housed several compost and lime factories coral-based<br>(together with certain shells). At one time the islet was also home to more than 300 head of<br>cattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"sa-biodiversite\">Biodiversity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Mangrove forest, the Fajou islet has peat and clay soils, where the vegetation remains typical<br>of the area (mangrove biome). To the north and southwest, sandy soils are home to xerophytic<br>vegetation<em>. The islet is also home to birds, such as frigatebirds (Fregata sp.), an endemic subspecies of great egret (Egrette Alba), mangrove rail (Rallus longirostris), waders<\/em> or shorebirds (which<br>belong to the order Charadriiformes); sea turtles, including the hawksbill sea turtle<br>(Eretmochelys imbricata), which breeds there; reptiles; crustaceans; and other invertebrates.<br>Various species of crabs live in freedom on its beaches, such as the blue land crab (Cardisoma<br>guanhumi), the sand fiddler crab (Uca pugilator), the mud crab or mangrove crab (Scylla<br>serrata) and the Chesapeake blue crab (Callinectes sapidus).<br>Although the presence of alien mammalian species*, such as mongoose, rats and mice, poses<br>a significant threat to turtle eggs, several eradication attempts have been made and the results<br>have been quite convincing.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ses-potentialites-ecotouristiques\">Ecotourism potential <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Various types of marine ecotourism excursions are offered to discover this islet in compliance<br>with coastal protection regulations. It is a great place to go sea trek, kayaking or catamaraning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/7.-ILET-FAJOU-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"468\" data-id=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/7.-ILET-FAJOU-1.jpg\" alt=\"\u00celet Fajou 1\" class=\"wp-image-526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/7.-ILET-FAJOU-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/7.-ILET-FAJOU-1-600x369.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/7.-ILET-FAJOU-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"373\" data-id=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karibiodiv.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/7.-ILET-FAJOU-2.jpg\" alt=\"\u00celet Fajou 2\" class=\"wp-image-527\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Site Ramsar: 642&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin de la Guadeloupe Fiche descriptive Ramsar avril 2012&#8221; https:\/\/rsis.ramsar.org\/RISapp\/files\/48245229\/documents\/FR642_lit160825.pdf<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ilet Fajou&#8221; https:\/\/www.conservatoire-du-littoral.fr\/siteLittoral\/653\/28-ilet-fajou-971_guadeloupe.htm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The islet of Fajou is the largest of Grand Cul-de-Sac Marin, located to the east, it covers an area of 119.5 hectares. 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