Life Cairn  
  This Life Cairn is a public memorial raised on 6 April 2018 in remembrance of endemic species gone extinct. It is made of natural stones and rocks. Stone cairns are found across the world and traditionally have been used throughout history to guide people when they are lost in the wilderness. Sadly there have been many more extinctions on Mauritius than those presented on this page.  
   
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ROUGETTE (PTEROPUS SUBNIGER)
ROUGETTE (PTEROPUS SUBNIGER)

Raven Parrot
RAVEN PARROT

Sheldgoose
MAURITIUS SHELDGOOSE

     
Scops Owl
COMMERSON’S LIZARD-OWL (SCOPS OWL)

Mascarene Teal
MASCARENE TEAL

Red hen
RED HEN

     
Mascarene Coot
MASCARENE COOT

Dodo
DODO

BluePigeon
BLUE PIGEON

     
Grey Parrot
GREY PARROT

Mauritius Giant Skink
MAURITIUS GIANT SKINK

Burrowing Boa
BURROWING BOA

     
Carinata

          TROPHIDOPHORA CARINATA