Kélonia

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

Kélonia
Date opened16 August 2006
LocationSaint-Leu, Réunion, France
Coordinates21.152469°S 55.280206°E / -21.152469; 55.280206
Websitewww.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.


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