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 […]
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 […]
9 juvenile turtles join the ocean
Let’s take a look back at the release of 9 juvenile turtles earlier this month! Pae, Heinoa, Lili, Maha, Merahi, Moenau, Waina, Toru and Naïa joined the open sea after 6 months at the Care center. They were found weakened and motionless in a nest on Tetiaroa as part of the scientific mission conducted on […]
Did you know? Sea turtles speed
On average, sea turtles swim at a speed between 0.9 miles and 5.6 miles per hour. These data were collected thanks to satellite tags recording movements on long distances. Fortunately, sea turtles are able to swim up to 21.7 miles per hour. This record is held by the Leatherback Turtle, the tallest turtle and also […]
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