On October 31st, we held our first multi-atoll sea turtle festival in the Maldives called ‘Vaavoshi’, meaning sea turtle in Dhivehi. The festival took place simultaneously across eight different atolls in partnership with local schools. The aim of the festival is to spread awareness about key marine habitats and ecosystems, the critical role that sea turtles play in maintaining these … Read More

Our nest monitoring and data recording efforts across our field sites have thrown up some exciting surprises this quarter. Beginning with the Maldives, Soneva Jani observed record nesting of 51 new nests between July and September, which brought us up to a total of 68 nests at Soneva. Interestingly, during a routine nest excavation, our sea turtle biologist opened up … Read More