At the beginning of the week, we welcomed a new turtle to the Sea turtle care center. Named RAHERA by Pupu, the fisherman who rescued her, this hawksbill turtle weighs only 3.2 kg for 37 cm. This is the second smallest hawksbill turtle received at the Care center since the association was created! Found weakened […]
New arrival at the Sea turtle care center
A new green sea turtle recently joined the Moorea Sea turtle care center. Poached by an arrow in the head, this 51cm and 13kg turtle named Te mana ori (“Wanderer spirit” in Polynesian) was discovered by a Vaiare resident stranded on the beach and very weak. Alerted, we were able to recover it with the […]
New arrival at the Sea turtle care center
A new hawksbill turtle recently joined the Moorea Sea turtle care center. Poached with an arrow impact in the neck, this 51cm and 10kg turtle named Porites Rus from the name of the coral it was found close too, was discovered by a Maaatea resident swimming in circles and motionless in the lagoon. She directly […]
A look back at the release of 4 juvenile turtles
Zoé, Ainoa, Vaiiha and Moe iti joined the Sea turtle care center in March 2021, after being found dehydrated and weak after getting out of the nest in Tetiaroa, Tahiti and Moorea. After 6 months by our side, they joined the open sea! We hope to see them again in about 20 years to reproduce […]
News from the Sea turtle care center residents
Juvenile green turtles who joined the Sea turtle care center last March and April from Tetiaroa, Moorea and Taravao are in good health and are almost ready to be released! A release we will keep you informed about in the coming weeks. When hatchlings arrive at the Care center, they weight barely 20 grams and […]
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