Te Mana O Te Moana https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/ Sat, 23 Apr 2022 01:25:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/cropped-1-LOGO-PRINCIPAL-TMOTM-full-quadri-1-1-32x32.png Te Mana O Te Moana https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/ 32 32 In the memory of Tuffy https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/in-the-memory-of-tuffy/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 19:00:27 +0000 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=22062 Ia ora na to all,

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Tuffy.Tuffy arrived at the care center in June 2013 from Tikehau with severe wounds to his head and shell due to poaching.
Despite all of his wounds healing well, Tuffy developed a motor skill issue and was going in circles inside the center lagoon.
Recently, Tuffy became weak and was floating. Several medical exams were carried out and Estelle, a French veterinarian and sea turtle specialist with several experiences in centers around the world came to help us. Despite her help and all the medical treatment implemented, Tuffy did not survive.
We wish to thank all the people who directly or indirectly took care of Tuffy. We also wish to thank all of you who have been supporting our foundation allowing us to take care of him, or who, simply came to visit.

Thank you from the bottom of our heart.

 

 

 

]]> New arrival at The Care center https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/new-arrival-at-the-care-center/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 23:21:48 +0000 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=21987

A baby green turtle from Tetiaroa recently joined the Care center!

Found on the surface of the nest, attacked by a crab, this emerging green turtle has eye injuries and was 28gr and 5.5cm.

Named Hoaka, she is now doing better and the infection in her eye has gone away. The next few weeks will tell us l if her vision is functional.

We will keep you updated!

Partners: Direction de l’Environnement Polynésie Française, Pacific Beachcomber, Moorea Dolphin Center, Univairmer, Hinerava, Jean-François Clervoy, @Frank Lehot, Air Tahiti Nui, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco, Van Oord, Esri, David Hetterman et Sven Lindblad, The Andrew Sabin Foundation

]]> Two hatchlings arrive at the Sea turtle care center https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/two-hatchlings-arrive-at-the-sea-turtle-care-center/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:23:19 +0000 https://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=21892

Two baby green sea turtles from Tetiaroa recently joined the Care center!

Found stuck at the bottom of the nest during excavation, these 2 hatchlings were predated by a ghost crab.

Named Kiana and A’au, they are now about 1 month old and are doing pretty well. Kiana still has some missing scales on her head but healing is well under way.

Partners: Direction de l’Environnement Polynésie Française, Pacific Beachcomber, Moorea Dolphin Center, Univairmer, Hinerava, Jean-François Clervoy, @Frank Lehot, Air Tahiti Nui, Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco.

]]> News of Milla and Muto’i https://www.temanaotemoana.org/en/12439/ Thu, 07 Sep 2017 23:42:30 +0000 http://www.temanaotemoana.org/?p=12439 Milla and Muto’i, our last arrivals, continue their stay in our centre.

The injury on Milla’s shell is healing well, thanks to daily care from Edwige, Anouk and all our other volunteers. It was moved to a quiet nursery to recover from the last turbulent days of the lagoon.

Muto’i, for its part, explores the bottoms of the rehabilitation lagoon, looking for food to feed independently.

 To bring their feeding conditions closer to those of the natural environment, we placed on the bottom of the rehabilitation lagoon, a specific device in which the fish was hooked.

The team at the center (veterinarians, educators, biologists, volunteers and trainees) works every day so that Milla, Muto’i and all our other residents can recover so that they can go back to the ocean and head for new adventures! Currently, there are 29 marine turtles in care!

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