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

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Kélonia

Hawksbill sea turtle at Kélonia
Date opened	16 August 2006
Location	Saint-Leu, Réunion, France
Coordinates	21.152469°S 55.280206°E / -21.152469; 55.280206
Website	www.kelonia.org/00-GB/index-gb.html

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

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  Bassins
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  Albino green sea turtle
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  Hawksbill sea turtle
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  Green sea turtle
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  Olive ridley sea turtle

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kélonia.

• Official website of Kélonia.
• Ifrmer Follow released turtles of Kélonia with argos location beacons.

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