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 […]
Rats predation on green sea turtles studied on Tetiaroa atoll
On Tetiaroa atoll, Te mana o te moana teams are carrying out a scientific study on green sea turtle nesting sites thanks to the authorization and the support of the Direction of the Environment of French Polynesia. One of the aspect of the Study is to evaluate the impact of rats on emerging turtles. The […]
A green sea turtle lays its eggs on a Moorea motu. A rare event!
Great news to celebrate the start of the year! On Saturday morning, we were called by the Moorea Cocobeach restaurant located on one of the Tiahura motu to inform us a green turtle came during the night to lay its eggs there. An extremely rare event! Since 2004, only 4 nests have been confirmed in Moorea. […]
Arrival of Tetiaroa green sea turtle hatchlings to the Moorea Sea turtle care center
In this new year, we welcomed to the Moorea Sea turtle care center some Tetiaroa turtles hatchlings, that unfortunately were too weak when getting out of the nest, thanks to the support and authorization of the Direction of the Environment of French Polynesia. The nest was poorly placed in the shade in a damp place […]
The green sea turtle nesting season starts on Tetiaroa
Te mana o te moana’s teams located on the island of Tetiaroa observed the first green sea turtle laying of the season on August 16th on Onetahi motu. On the atoll throughout the laying season, the biologists and volunteers of our foundation have as a main mission to account for female traces in the sand, to identify laying females, to confirm […]
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