Kélonia

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Kélonia

Date opened 16 August 2006
Location Saint-Leu, Réunion, France
Coordinates 21°09′09″S 55°16′49″E / 21.152469°S 55.280206°E / -21.152469; 55.280206Coordinates: 21°09′09″S 55°16′49″E / 21.152469°S 55.280206°E / -21.152469; 55.280206
Website www.kelonia.org/00-GB/index-gb.html

Kélonia is a public aquarium and observatory specialising in Marine turtles in Saint-Leu, Réunion. It was built on the site of a former Turtle Ranch and purposes guided visits and educational workshops. Kélonia also participates on different research programs on marine turtles. These include migratory studies, monitoring populations, genetics, etc. It also has a turtle clinic.

Images

  • Bassins

  • Albino Chelonia Mydas

  • Eretmochelys imbricata

  • Chelonia Mydas

  • Lepidochelys olivacea

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