When Portuguese explorer Diogo Rodrigues found the island, in the 16th century, its tortoise population was thriving—they lived in groups of 3,000 or 4,000, and people could walk over their ...

Rodrigues Island, one of the islands that make up Mauritius, will get a major boost to its economy with the approval of a $184 million loan from the World Bank and a €16 million grant from the ...