Cosmoledo designated an area where birds' eggs can be cropped

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved amendments to the Birds’ Eggs (Collection) Regulations, 1972 adding Cosmoledo to the schedule for birds’ eggs collection.
This was during a scheduled Cabinet meeting at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered.
Under this amendment, Bird Island has also been designated as an area where birds’ eggs can be cropped.
Prior to this amendment, Desnoeufs and lllot (Fregate) were the only islands designated for birds’ eggs cropping.