▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁the ▁Collins ▁family . ▁ ▁Flora ▁and ▁fa una ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Island ▁Conserv ation ▁Society ▁established ▁a ▁conservation ▁center ▁on ▁Al phon se ▁to ▁manage ▁conservation ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁on ▁neighbor ing ▁St . ▁François . ▁ ▁W edge - ta iled ▁she ar w aters ▁bre ed ▁despite ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁r ats ▁and ▁c ats . ▁The ▁common ▁w ax b ill ▁( pro bably ▁introduced ) ▁bre eds ▁and ▁is ▁found ▁now here ▁else ▁in ▁Se ych elles ▁other ▁than ▁Ma he ▁and ▁La ▁Dig ue . ▁The ▁introduced ▁house ▁sp arrow ▁also ▁bre eds . ▁The ▁isol ation ▁of ▁Al phon se ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁magnet ▁to ▁mig rat ory ▁birds ▁and ▁Se ych elles ▁Bird ▁Records ▁Committee ▁has ▁recorded ▁more ▁bird ▁species ▁here ▁than ▁anywhere ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁gran it ics ▁apart ▁from ▁Ald ab ra , ▁including ▁the ▁only ▁record ▁of ▁soci able ▁lap wing ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁southern ▁hem is phere ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁records ▁of ▁red ▁kn ot , ▁tu ft ed ▁du ck ▁and ▁common ▁ch iff ch aff . ▁Rec ently ▁Al phon se ▁island ▁Hotel , ▁The ▁Island ▁Development ▁Company ▁and ▁The ▁Island ▁Conserv ation ▁Society ▁set ▁up ▁an ▁Al phon se ▁Foundation ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁on ▁Al phon se ▁Island , ▁Bij out ier ▁and ▁St ▁Franco is . ▁ ▁Transport ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁bis ected ▁by ▁a ▁ ▁Al phon se