Current patients: Heidi, Eve, Artemis, Azura, Joy, Elba, Lucky and Thomas It has been a busy few weeks at the Rescue Centre since World Sea Turtle Day. On June 22nd we hosted the first ever sea turtle festival in Baa Atoll – Vaavoshi – at Hitaadhoo, a local island. We said goodbye to Dr. Claire Lomas and welcomed Dr. Jackie … Read More
Today, Sunday June 16th 2019, is World Sea Turtle Day! Of course, every day is sea turtle day for the ORP team, but we are very excited about today! We have lots of celebrations going on, including not one, but two, sea turtle festivals!
Current patients: Heidi, Eve, Lynn, Artemis, Nemo, Moodhu Vina, Taloola, Azura, Florence, Joy, Faith and Elba We continue to be very busy at the Rescue Centre. We have had fewer new arrivals, however, we currently have 12 resident patients. The Rescue Centre is built for a capacity of 8 patients. We are able to host all 12 due to the … Read More
Current patients: Heidi, Eve, Lynn, Artemis, Nemo, Moodhu Vina, Taloola, Azura, Florence, Joy and Chrissi We continue to be very busy at the Rescue Center with lots of new arrivals, several releases, and, sadly, some deceases. In addition, we rescued a young olive ridley turtle who washed up close to our island entangled in heavy tarpaulin on 25th March. We … Read More
Current patients: Heidi, Eve, Boston, Happy Feet, Lakmon, Lynn, Artemis, Jamie, Giuliana, Nemo, & Moodhu Vina The last two and half weeks have been incredibly busy at the Turtle Rescue Centre and we have lots to update you on! Penny Has Been Released! Finally, after nearly two years at the Rescue Centre, (and on International Women’s Day no less!), we … Read More
Current patients: Penny, Heidi, Juanita, Eve, Nessy, Boston, Happy Feet, Lakmon, Lynn, Tiff, Artemis, & Jamie We are well and truly in the peak ghost net season in Maldives. We have admitted 9 new turtle patients in the last month, all of which are olive ridleys and 6 of which are ghost net victims. 5 of the new patients are … Read More
Penny, Heidi, Juanita, Daniella, Cocoa, Eve, Lisle and Nessy New Arrivals Nessy Nessy, an adult female olive ridley, was found was found entangled in a ghost net by our neighbour resort Finolhu in Baa Atoll. She arrived with deep wound around her neck from the ghost net, but she has all her four flippers intact. Nessy is a very strong … Read More
Penny, Isla, Heidi, Juanita, Daniella, Cocoa, Eve and Lisle New Year, New Possibilities We are thrilled to share with you that after almost two years of operations, we now have x-ray and ultrasound facilities at the Rescue Centre! We no longer need to transport our turtle patients by speedboat to the nearest human hospital for x-rays (stressing out both them … Read More
Maldives Underwater Initiative (MUI) is a partnership of NGOs and Six Senses Laamu Resort consolidating our research, science communication and community outreach work to conserve marine life in Laamu Atoll. ORP and MUI aim to make Laamu Atoll a safer place for sea turtles.
Current Patients in Residence Penny, Isla, Heidi, Juanita, Nadia, Teddy, and Kamana New Arrivals We welcomed several new turtle patients in October, including a green turtle hatchling from a nest that hatched on the island. Even though all the hatchlings from the nest became lost on the island, we were able to return them all, except one, to the … Read More
