It is with great joy that we announce the departure of Porites for the big blue! The team was able to say their goodbyes during a moving moment shared with Vaimalama Chaves, Nicolas Fleury and the local residents who had taken her in. Porites joined the Care center in December 2021 following an injury due […]
Gabrielle returns to its natural habitat
On October 5th, we had the pleasure of releasing Gabrielle Haoroagai, a green turtle found on the island of Hao which arrived at the Care center in July 2018, unable to dive and feed itself. Now in great health, Gabrielle Haoroagai has joined the ocean for new adventures. Many thanks to Captain Taina Glassbottomboat Moorea for making this […]
Maupiti and Maurua return to the ocean
The second turtle release of this month took place this week. Maupiti and Maurua, 2 green turtles illegally detained since their birth on the island of Maupiti were welcomed to the Care center in August 2018. They were extremely weak with carapace deformities. Now in good health, they returned to the ocean for new adventures. […]
Release of 2 of our residents: Muto’i and Milla!
On October 12, we released two green turtles. Muto’i (“police officer” in Tahitian) is a green turtle that was seized last August by the gendarmes of Moorea in an individual where she waited returned on the back before being cooked. She was at the side of another turtle, of which only the plastron (underside of […]
Release of Apetahi…
Apetahi is an adult green turtle who arrived from the island of Raiatea in April 2016. After an anonymous call, this turtle was found on her back in the corridor of a house under construction, positioned in this way since 48 hours, waiting to be butchered for personal consumption. This turtle was called Apetahi, in reference […]
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