Heat Safety for Pets: A vet answers a reader’s concern about an older husky overheating, urging cooler early walks, no peak-heat exertion, and extra watch for panting, lethargy, or wobbliness. Independence-Era Motorsport: Autosport Seychelles will run a three-day Motorsport Festival (June 27–29) at Champions Park Raceway, with public karting and FIA “Motorsport in a Box” kart slalom. Local Food Fest Grows: The Local Food Fest 2026 expands to four days (June 26–29) at Roche Caiman for Seychelles’ Golden Jubilee, spotlighting Creole-inspired, locally sourced food and culture. Agriculture & Food Security: A new push for high-value greenhouse vegetable farming highlights greenhouses, shade houses, hydroponics, and vertical farming as a path to resilience and profit. Conservation Spotlight: Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise is reaffirmed as the world’s oldest living land animal at 194 years and named a Guinness World Records Icon. Clean Trails on Mahé: The Seychelles Challenge and Outward Bounds Association runs a clean-up across five popular nature trails to cut litter and protect outdoor spaces. Regional Tourism Cooperation: Seychelles strengthens Indian Ocean tourism links at the Vanilla Islands General Assembly and ITM 2026 in Madagascar. Coral Reef Resilience: New research presented at Our Ocean Conference maps potentially climate-resilient reefs, offering hope for targeted protection as warming continues. Aldabra/Assomption Alarm: Friends of Aldabra urges UNESCO action over a proposed Qatari luxury hotel development on Assomption Island near Aldabra, citing environmental oversight concerns.