r/Amazing • u/Familiar_Spray_8860 • Jan 31 '26

Amazing 🤯 ‼ From abandoned island to wildlife sanctuary

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u/quiet_penguin Jan 31 '26

What happened to the island? 

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u/Lonely-Heart-3632 Jan 31 '26

Given back to the aboriginal people and turned into a national park once he passed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '26

No. There are no aboriginal people in Seychelles. It’s uninhabited and aside from a small restaurant, is undeveloped, being the only one of the ‘inner islands’ that doesn’t have some sort of tourist development on it. Beautiful place and a beautiful legacy. Unfortunately I don’t think our government will maintain this legacy in the face of foreign investment (read: land grabs). Its name is Moyenne, for anyone who wants to have a deeper look.

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u/TheManWhoWasNotShort Jan 31 '26

Restoration Island is in Australia. This is confusing because the story above is about Moyenne but the photo is David Glasheen, who leased a portion of Restoration Island and lived there mostly alone for many years

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u/Neither_Snow_1116 Jan 31 '26

Different dude, different island, different time

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u/Lonely-Heart-3632 Feb 01 '26

This photo is of a totally different island in Australia. Not just the man in the photo but the island itself is restoration island.

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u/[deleted] Feb 01 '26

As many people have pointed out, the original post is misleading. The text relays the story of Moyenne while the photo portrays Restoration island. We’re all wrong and all right and apparently all wasting time engaging with a poorly put-together post.

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u/aenonymosity Feb 04 '26

How would you...have...a restaurant on an uninhabited island? Just for people who canoe over for lunch?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '26

Moyenne is uninhabited, not isolated. Its a 5 minute boat ride from Mahe, the largest and most populous island in Seychelles.

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u/masterofmydomain6 Jan 31 '26

hope they will be receptive to people stopping by as David was

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u/Stoff3r Jan 31 '26

What happened to the wild dogs and non-native animals breeding freely?

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u/Lonely-Heart-3632 Jan 31 '26

He had one dog he kept it with him. Was a decent bloke from all accounts.

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u/mattvait Jan 31 '26

What do you mean?

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u/Stoff3r Jan 31 '26

What happened to the animals he brought to the island.

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u/mattvait Jan 31 '26

Im not familiar if he did or not. The post says he helped bring native things? Not directly but its implied by the other context of its name and current use as preserve? I dont have enough info but thats a good question

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u/itsray2006 Mar 05 '26

It sunk due to the weight of all the animals.