For those who have not followed the launching of photo-identification of sea turtles by our organisation a few months ago, it is a method that uses scales from each side of a turtle’s head for identification, similarly to using fingerprints for humans. Therefore, a photograph of a sea turtle’s head, even from a distance, can […]
A review of Reef Check activities in 2015-2016
In 2015, our organisation took over the coordination of Reef Check Polynesia, an international program that monitors coral reefs evolution through a trained volunteer network. After two years of relaunch of the program in French Polynesia, we are happy to present the report of the activities undertaken in 2015-2016. The report can be downloaded online […]
To better understand the risks linked to climate change on sea turtles
Last November, Dr Jacques-Olivier Laloë, a post-doctoral researcher at the Deakin University in Australia, joigned our team to participate to the research and conservation program of nesting green sea turtles. Since 2004, we lead this program on Tetiaroa with an agreement of the Ministry of the Environment. During his stay, he took part in the nesting monitoring program […]
Here and Kalei in the big blue
On Wednesday the 2nd of February, we were very happy to release two of our turtles in rehabilitation : Here and Kalei. At the occasion of a documentary shooting, we were lucky to have the team from a famous zoo in France along with us, called « Le Zoo de la Flèche ». Kalei and Here had been […]
Inauguration of our new Fare Pote’e
On Saturday the 11th of January, we were very happy to celebrate the inauguration of our new « Fare Pote’e » (traditional tahitian open house) along with the non-profit organisation Puna Reo from Moorea who worked on the creation and construction. This « fare », of which the construction started last November, has a pedagogical vocation : i twill be […]
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