This Friday 22 March is World Water Day. On this occasion, we want to share with you some key figures: • 2.1 billion people around the world do not have drinking water in their homes • Every day, over 700 children under the age of 5 die worldwide due to the consumption of unsafe water […]
Signature of a new Convention for the Project ‘Educative Marine Area’ (AME)
On Wednesday 13 March 2019, Te mana o te moana and the Direction of Education & Teaching of French Polynesia (DGEE) signed a partnership agreement as part of the Educative Marine Area (AME) Project for the organization of workshops and eco-friendly activities for Polynesian schoolchildren. As a reminder, AME is a small coastal area managed in a […]
Discover the images of rats’ predation on baby green sea turtles on Tetiaroa
Rats, an invasive species, exert an important predation on baby green sea turtles on Tetiaroa atoll. Rats are able to feel the imminent hatching of a nest and extract the baby turtles from the sand, as you can see in the video below! This video was filmed thanks to an infrared camera installed next to […]
News from Matapo, a blind hawksbill sea turtle, resident of the Sea turtle care center
Matapo, a blind hawksbill sea turtle following a speargun injury, is a resident of the Sea turtle care center since May 2009. Due to her handicap, she is fed squids, fishes and algae with a clamp. The lagoon’s natural water allows our resident turtles to face the competition of small fishes for their food, like […]
Record emergence of green sea turtles in Tetiaroa
A record nesting emergence of 131 healthy baby green sea turtles from the same nest on the motu Onetahi, where The Brando hotel is located. The 3-year cycle observed by our teams is confirmed: a high year in terms of laying followed by an average year and a low year. We wish these baby turtles […]
