Kélonia

Kélonia
Hawksbill sea turtle at 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.

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