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'''Volkert Evertsz''' (short for '''Evertszoon''') was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[sailor|mariner]] who was [[shipwrecked]] on the island of [[Mauritius]] and was supposedly the last human to see the [[dodo]] alive in 1662. |
'''Volkert Evertsz''' (short for '''Evertszoon''') was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[sailor|mariner]] who was [[shipwrecked]] on the island of [[Mauritius]] and was supposedly the last human to see the [[dodo]] alive in 1662. |
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A survior of the shipwreck ''Arnhem'', Evertsz and other party members waded ashore an islet off the coast of Mauritius in 1662 to find Dodo's and other non-flying birds. Exertsz also noted that predatory animals that were on mainland Mauritius, such as pigs, cats and others were not present here - the only introduced animals were goats. |
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In 2004, a significant amount of research was conducted in trying to find the islet where this sighting was made. A report by Anthony Cheqke, entitled ''"The Dodo’s last island – where did Volkert Evertsz meet the last wild Dodos?"'' documents the details of research.<ref>http://www.dodobooks.com/files/Cheke2004DodosLastIsland.pdf</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:51, 19 February 2008
Volkert Evertsz (short for Evertszoon) was a Dutch mariner who was shipwrecked on the island of Mauritius and was supposedly the last human to see the dodo alive in 1662.
A survior of the shipwreck Arnhem, Evertsz and other party members waded ashore an islet off the coast of Mauritius in 1662 to find Dodo's and other non-flying birds. Exertsz also noted that predatory animals that were on mainland Mauritius, such as pigs, cats and others were not present here - the only introduced animals were goats.
In 2004, a significant amount of research was conducted in trying to find the islet where this sighting was made. A report by Anthony Cheqke, entitled "The Dodo’s last island – where did Volkert Evertsz meet the last wild Dodos?" documents the details of research.[1]
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