 He re-introduced the Seychelles' natural flora & fauna, including giant tortoises, certain birds, and trees such as takamaka, badamier and the famous coco-de-mer palm.in 1982, Marius Maier and the villagers have established a turtle nest monitoring center.In 1997, North Island was purchased for US$5 million by Wilderness Holdings Limited, an ecotourism company from South Africa.