To complete their project, the students of  Sahorre have created a special boardgame on the Sea turtles thematic called : the”TORSAHOPOLY” (the TOR for TORtue (turtle), the SAHO for SAHOrre and POLY for POLYnesia). It’s a quizz on Mahina Rahi, one of the 6 green turtles  equipped by satellite transmitter on the island of Tetiaroa in January 2015. To highlight the project, 3 children went in May to the ARGONAUTICA meeting in Montpellier and have won the prize for the best presentation !!!!! One more time, huge congratulations to the school children of Sahorre and their teacher !!

Among the 6 green turtles equipped by satellite transmittors by the foundation, the journey the most surprising is for sure the one of Tereori…

Native from Rangiroa where she was founded injured by spire gun, Tereori was  immediately brought back to the Clinic thanks to Air Tahiti company, and released after many months of cares by the President of the French Polynesia, Mr Edouard Fritch. At her release, Tereori went straight away to the North. She has now travelled 1 600 km and overtaken the Tuamotu archipelagos. She is now at 600 kilometers Ouest from the Marquesas Islands… How far will she go to? You will know it in following our news.

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Differents school classes of Tahiti, Moorea, Tuamotu but also from France, Tonga, Samoa, Fijii, New Caledonia and others countries of the South Pacific are exchanging and following the travel of six sea turtles equippeed by staellite transmitters. Children discover all together the great journey of the French polynesia sea turtles.

After exchanging during the all school year on the marine embmematic species we need to proect, through a website (in both French and English) dedicated to the project, a classroom from Moorea will travel over to New Caledonia in May 2015 to encounter the schools they exchanged with during the year.

For now, we are pleased to introduce you the 6 sea turtles, equipped by satellite transmitters between December 2014 and March 2015 on the islands of Tikehau, Hao, Tetiaroa and Moorea, in clicking on the following link : Bula honu.

This project is held thanks to the Ministry of the Environment, In fact, the website dedicated for the project has been realized by the Board of Education of French Polynesia and approved by the in French Polynesia.

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Titi, renamed “Tereori” by the President is the 183rd sea turtle released after having had veterinary cares at the Clinic since July 2014, authorized by Ministerial decree from the Direction of the Environment.
At her arrival, Tereori was very weakened (weighing 13 kilos) and with damages on her shell. She was found by tourists in Rangiroa, on the reef, in front of the airport.
Renamed on October 21st by the President, she was released on March 28th for the earth hour day hour, in great shape, weighing 24 pounds this time for a length of 60 cm. Thanks to the Maud Fontenoy Foundation, Tereori is equipped by a satellite transmitter in order to get more informations about the sea turtles migrations, their food areas, from French Polynesia.

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This new edition is realized thanks to the Aquarium of La Rochelle and the Head Services for Education of French Polynesia. Though the “Bula Honu project”, children from Tahiti, Moorea, Fidji, New Caledonia, Cook, Tonga will exchange on sea turtles and receive one booklet each in French, Tahitian and English.

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Ariti, the loggerhead turtle released on May 2013 (for those who are not already following her travel) is now in the North Pacific. She has continued northward and is now in the Marshall Islands in the vicinity of (but not within) Namu Atoll. This project is conducted thanks to the partnership with the NOAA entity and the Direction of the Environnement in French Polynesia.

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Ariti, the loggerhead turtle rescued by a polynesian fisherman and released on May 2013, equipped by 2 satellite tags is giving her last postions. After having transmitted for 221 days and traveled 7,386 km, Ariti is presently well-above the equator heading northwest in the direction of the Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia.

Remember that this project is conducted thanks to the NOAA Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and in partnership with the Direction of the Environment of French Polynesia.

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On December 1st, Ariti crossed the Equator just north of Nauru. She is currently in the North Pacific Ocean.  In total and at this time, Ariti shas travelled over 6,500 km during the 194 days since being released off Tahiti-iti!!!

Remind that this project is conducted thanks to the NOAA Administration (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and in partnership with the Direction of the Environment of French Polynesia.

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the release – 21 days after her post release –  at  73 days after the realease – arrival in Fidjii –  leaving Fidjii