USER:TUCOXN PORTAL:FIJI DID YOU KNOW

... that Rugby union is considered the national sport of Fiji?
... that in June 1995, the Fiji Meteorological Service became responsible for the prediction of tropical cyclones in the southwest Pacific Ocean?
... that most of the Muslims in Fiji are descended from those brought to the islands from India as indentured labourers between 1879 and 1916?

... that the Fiji Woodswallow (pictured) is highly aggressive to predators and will harass the much larger Fiji Goshawk and Peregrine Falcon?
... that although the Collared Lory is only found in Fiji today, fossil evidence shows that it once existed in Tonga and was extirpated by human settlers?

... that the Fiji Crested Iguana (pictured) was discovered when a scientist saw the lizard in the 1980 film Blue Lagoon?
... that the Fiji government claims the entire U.S. zoo population of Fiji Banded Iguanas (pictured) are descended from illegally smuggled animals?
... that Fiji has been contributing troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world since 1978?
... that although it is now endemic to Fiji, fossils attributed to the Fiji Goshawk have been found in ʻEua, Tonga?
... that Pacnews stopped reporting on Fijian news rather than submit to government censorship in the wake of the 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis?
... that in 2007, Fiji international goalkeeper Simione Tamanisau was prevented from playing in a FIFA World Cup qualifying match by the New Zealand authorities?
... that the Clan Line ship Clan Matheson assisted in the eradication of the Coconut Moth from Fiji?
... that Amnesty International has described Fiji's Essential National Industries (Employment) Decree 2011 as "a breathtaking abuse of fundamental rights"?
... that the Peach Palm is being tested as a replacement to supply hearts of palm previously harvested from the Fiji Sago Palm, which became a threatened species due to Fiji's tourist industry?

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