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Masirah Island, silver tipped hawk moths, turtles and hermit crabs – Expedition Diary Day 9
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Day 9 started with an emotional goodbye for the team as Amour and the camels left the expedition as planned. Mark and Amour have done several expeditions together and their goodbyes are always difficult.
Later in the day, the team have travelled over a short sea crossing to Masirah Island, about a third of the way down the Omani coast. Unlike Thomas who was welcomed by the local Sheikh on the mainland, the Jewel of Arabia team were welcomed to Masirah by the local Wali.
Masirah Island is a wildlife hotspot and Mark talks to us from their campsite at the southern tip of the island. The white sandy shoreline, speckled with corals, gives way to rocky upper shore zones which were full of hermit crabs. As the camp torches were switched on at dusk, swarms of silver tipped moths were attracted to the light.
Light pollution is a big issue for the resident loggerhead turtle population and Mark speaks to Juma Al Urami from the Environmental Society Oman about some of the conversation measures they are putting in place to try and stop the population decline of this critically endangered species.
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