by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Turtle Conservation
A turtle that was found exhausted and unable to dive was discovered by the Likuliku Activities team whilst out on a snorkelling trip at Mushroom reef on Friday 3rd July. They picked it up and brought it back to Likuliku Lagoon. After attempts to release the hawksbill...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Turtle Conservation
As the Mamanuca Turtle Conservation Project continues, stakeholders and members are encountering turtles that are injured, weak and ill. Reports and updates have been reported to the society. This was evident on the 24th of June where a female hawksbill turtle was...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Turtle Conservation
MES and Mana Island Resort and Spa work closely in the upkeep of the Mana Turtle Recovery pond. What began as a head start program, the Mana turtle pond in the past years have some very successful stories of turtles saved from the wild, a stint at the recovery...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
In 2011, five Fiji Crested Iguana thought to be extinct from the island was discovered on Malolo Island. A fortnight ago a research team from the US discovered six more Iguanas in the dry forests of Malolo. These Iguanas’s were discovered by Kim Lovich – San...
by Marica Vakacola | Jul 13, 2015 | Iguana Conservation
On the morning of 15th May, the small village of Yanuya was abuzz with the village women hurriedly preparing breakfast for the visitors –an entourage made up by staff from National Trust of Fiji, Kula Eco Park, Nature Fiji and Mamanuca Environment Society who...