Eustatia Island Pear Island, a designated National Park, features a number of beaches and hiking trails. Necker Island, a world-famous Virgin Limited Edition luxury retreat, and Mosquito Island, are both owned by British billionaire, Sir Richard Branson. A variety of tropical flora and fauna including, jasmine, hibiscus, bougainvillea, tamarind, frangipani, allemande, honey suckle, cacti and succulents are found throughout the island. One of the largest mature coconut palm plantations in the BVI is located on the main beach of Eustatia Island. Bird species include sea gulls, pelicans, frigates, boobies, hummingbirds, and doves. Several species of lizards including wood slave, ground, saddleback, and
Albertine Necker de Saussure women's sense of themselves. She wanted to change this. Albertine also wrote a biography of her friend Germaine de Staël for the first collected edition of de Staël's works, in 1821. In addition, Albertine authorized a French translation of August Wilhelm Schlegel's "Vorlesungen über dramatische Kunst und Literatur "(1809-1811). Albertine Necker de Saussure's work "l'Education Progressive" is acknowledged as an educational classic and was influential in nineteenth-century England. She was active in the Groupe de Coppet, a salon that flourished between the French Revolution and the early years of the Restoration,and she has been credited with spreading the spirit of