Te mana o te moana

Return in pictures on two green sea turtle nest hatchings on Moorea

14/03/2021 by helene

On Tiahura motu, 80 hatchlings joined the lagoon under the eyes of Nico and the motu residents who monitored the nest for 59 days. On Temae beach, 90 hatchlings joined the ocean thanks to Fanny, Jean-Pierre, Fabienne and all the Temae residents of Temae who monitored the nest for 57 days. Two nests on Tiahura motu […]

Focus on the emerging turtles currently at the Sea turtle care center

26/02/2021 by helene

A little focus on the emerging green turtles currently in care at the Moorea Sea turtle care center! Thanks to the authorization and support of the Direction de l’Environnement Polynésie Française, during the nesting season, Te mana o te moana regularly welcomes baby green turtles who are too weak to reach the lagoon upon nest […]

Sad news at the Care center

15/02/2021 by helene

It is with great emotion that we must announce the passing of Tortilla. Tortilla arrived at the very beginning of the foundation’s creation 16 years ago with a severe buoyancy problem, preventing her from feeding, swimming and being released. Despite the treatments, the rehabilitation efforts and all the good care provided by the teams, her […]

The HEI HONU education project allows the donation of more than 2,000 ecological flasks to Tahiti and Moorea schoolchildren

12/02/2021 by helene

Since September 2020, the foundation’s teams have been leading the HEI HONU project whose objective is to educate schoolchildren on the damages of plastic pollution and the adoption of eco-friendly habits. Many actions have already been carried out: * Close to 1,200 Tahiti and Moorea schoolchildren received an ecological flask. Made ouf of metal without the use […]

The dramatic consequences of plastic pollution on a Moorea sea turtle

09/02/2021 by helene

Discover in this video the dramatic consequences of plastic pollution on Moorea sea turtles! Plastic bags, ropes, garbage bags, food packagings are all waste found in the intestines of one turtle during its autopsy. One more turtle whose death could have been prevented. Share this video and help us shed light on the consequences of […]

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