Sea turtle mating is a rare and amazing sight to observe in the wild. Most sea turtles species are solitary creatures and only come together during mating season. Mating can actually be a dangerous activity for sea turtles! The male holds onto the female and she has to support the weight of both of them whilst at the same time regularly surface for air.
Former Marine Turtle Marine Centre volunteer Hatti is a Legal and Policy Researcher at environmental law charity ClientEarth in London. She had a fantastic time volunteering at the Olive Ridley Project’s turtle rescue centre at Coco Palm on Dhuni Kholu in May 2018. Here she explains the importance of the work she saw. You can keep up to date with … Read More
ORP Rescue Centre At Overcapacity Sea turtles are generally solitary animals that rarely interact with each other outside of mating season. It is for this reason that we tend to keep all of our turtle patients in separate tanks. However, in the month of March 2018 we received several new patients requiring urgent care. This left the Rescue Centre at … Read More
Martin, Veterinary Student, Joined the ORP Team in Maldives From Hong Kong via Edinburg “I’m a Veterinary student at the University of Edinburgh. I have been longing to travel to the picturesque Maldives and it’s also my dream to work with sea turtles. This opportunity to volunteer at Olive Ridley Project was the perfect choice for me to learn … Read More
A Holiday Volunteering With Turtles Dr Stewart Bedford was looking for a different kind of holiday and decided that volunteering with turtles and the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) at the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre in the Maldives would fit the bill. He was not disappointed: “For the first two days I was in a daze – nothing seemed real. Arriving … Read More
ORP’s First Sea Turtle Research Expedition – A Great Success Our first sea turtle research expedition in Haa Alif Atoll last November was a great success. The ORP team and volunteers surveyed 25 sites and recorded a total of 91 turtle sightings. In addition, we encountered sharks, dolphins, rays, and many tropical fish. Unfortunately, we also added 37 ghost gear … Read More
ORP in Lhaviyani Atoll – A Green Turtle Hot Spot Our sea turtle biologist, Stephanie, is stationed on Kuredu Island in the northernmost corner of Lhaviyani Atoll. She is there for a reason: Kuredu is home to the largest green sea turtle population in all of Maldives. Science On Site Stephanie is working in cooperation with the local dive … Read More
Find out what Charlotte got up to as a volunteer at the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre. Despite arriving in the Maldives during the wet Monsoon season, which normally is a low season for turtles being trapped in ghost nets, Charlotte was a very busy volunteer. She assisted in the successful releases of three rehabilitated turtles and cared for two new … Read More
Meet Prakriti – the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre’s first volunteer. Prakriti first visited Coco Palm Dhuni Kohlu as a guest with her father earlier this year. She spent every available moment at the ORP Marine Turtle Rescue Centre and formed a strong bond with Beyonce, one of our first turtle patients. She jumped at the chance return as a volunteer. … Read More
Did you miss the live Q&A with our turtle vet Dr. Claire Petros? And the turtle feeding too? Watch the video filmed on May 4th 2017 at the ORP Marine Turtle Rescue Centre below. Claire will take you on a tour of the Marine Turtle Rescue Centre at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu in Maldives and introduce you to the current … Read More
