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Kélonia

Coordinates: 21°09′09″S 55°16′49″E / 21.152469°S 55.280206°E / -21.152469; 55.280206
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Kélonia
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21°09′09″S 55°16′49″E / 21.152469°S 55.280206°E / -21.152469; 55.280206
Date opened16 August 2006
LocationSaint-Leu, Réunion, France
Websitewww.kelonia.org/00-GB/index-gb.html

Kélonia is a public aquarium and observatory specialising in Marine turtles in Saint-Leu, Réunion.[1]

It was built on the site of a former Turtle Ranch and hosts guided visits and educational workshops.[2] Kélonia participates in different research programs on marine turtles.[3] These include migratory studies, monitoring populations and genetics.

It also has a turtle clinic which cares for injured marine turtles to return them to the wild.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Kélonia - Saint-Leu". Île de la Réunion Tourisme. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  2. ^ "From Corail to Kélonia: A New Chapter For Indian Ocean Sea Turtles". The State of the World's Sea Turtles | SWOT. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  3. ^ "5 Marine Turtles Conservation in Ankivonjy and Ankarea MPAs". programs.wcs.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  4. ^ "220 tortues marines soignées par Kelonia avaient du plastique dans l'estomac". Réunion la 1ère (in French). 2019-07-23. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  5. ^ "Les tortues marines d'Outre-mer menacées par les déchets plastiques". Outre-mer la 1ère (in French). 2024-07-04. Retrieved 2024-11-15.

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