Join Bethany at Kuda Huraa, as she treats our resident Olive Ridley turtles, found injured and entangled in drifting ghost fishing nets. And then take a rehabilitation swim in the lagoon with Emma and Ari.
Meanwhile, Dr Katrina, our resident veterinarian, is monitoring our turtle nests down on the beach at Landaa, awaiting the precious little hatchlings. 💚
So much has happened every single day this month, from a turtle nest rescue to epic guest excursions, to spending hours underwater transplanting corals… we are tired but wired! ⚡
We are truly blessed to call the Indian Ocean our home, rebuilding the reefs, focused on the moment when life becomes our playground. We are optimistic that all our new corals will thrive in these beautiful waters, expanding the biodiversity of the reefs. 💙
Catch up with our Turtle ID and Dolphin ID projects, and then join us in the Fish Lab to see our Clark’s Clownfish juveniles. Our assessment of wild sea anemones is continuing, and we also have news of the Green turtle nests, found on the beach right here at Landaa Giraavaru!
Catch up with our photo reports from the Marine Discovery Centres at Kuda Huraa and Landaa Giraavaru.
We have more turtle nests appearing overnight, and updates from our marine projects (turtle ID, photo-morphing, wild anemone assessment, clownfish breeding & release).
Catch up with some recent turtle news from our marine discovery centres.
We admit some new Head Start hatchlings and visit an uninhabited island as part of our Nest Protection programme.
You can read about our work on the Maldivian Turtle ID project, and then visit our rehabilitation pool out in the lagoon.
Our facilities have been at capacity recently, with the seasonal influx of injured Olive Ridley Turtles, rescued from entanglement in drifting ghost fishing nets.
Catch up with our rescue patients, and read how we have helped over 1000 turtle hatchlings make a better start in life.
Enjoy our video, as we send 2 of our Head Start turtles out into the wild, complete with their very own satellite tracking tags.
Plus we release 100s of hatchlings safely out at sea, and you can meet our latest rescue turtle ‘Naseeb’ in his custom-made wetsuit !
We’re giving a ‘head start’ to some turtle hatchlings this month, and are pleased to report record sightings for our turtle ID database. Plus we sponsor an exciting new rearing project on Kendhoo, and find turtle tracks on a nearby uninhabited island.
