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

It was built on the site of a former Turtle Ranch and hosts guided visits and educational workshops. Kélonia participates in different research programs on marine turtles. These include migratory studies, monitoring populations and genetics.

It also has a turtle clinic which cares for injured marine turtles to return them to the wild.

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Official website of Kélonia. Ifrmer Follow released turtles of Kélonia with argos location beacons