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Tracking our turtles: Cruising the currents with Kai and Nori

Tracking our turtles: Cruising the currents with Kai and Nori

Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking two rehabilitated and released turtles with very different stories. Kai, a juvenile loggerhead turtle, and Nori, a subadult green turtle, are both ...

Turtles, Turtle tracking, Foundation, Marine Protected Areas, Blog

Tracking our turtles: Snacks and stopovers for Kai and Nori

Tracking our turtles: Snacks and stopovers for Kai and Nori

Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking two rehabilitated turtles as they journey through the ocean. Let's catch up with Kai and Nori.

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Turtle tracking, Conservation, Marine Protected Areas

Tracking our Turtles: Kai and Nori are making missions

Tracking our Turtles: Kai and Nori are making missions

Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking the movements of two rehabilitated turtles as they journey through the ocean: Kai, a loggerhead, and Nori, a green. While they were released in the...

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Turtle tracking, Conservation, Marine Protected Areas

Rescued loggerhead turtle Kai is released after six years of rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre

Rescued loggerhead turtle Kai is released after six years of rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre

The Turtle Conservation Centre at the Two Oceans Aquarium recently celebrated a poignant milestone for one of our long-term rehabilitation patients. Kai, a juvenile loggerhead turtle rescued as a frag...

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Conservation

A courageous recovery: Habanero, the loggerhead turtle, underwent a flipper amputation

A courageous recovery: Habanero, the rescued loggerhead turtle, underwent a flipper amputation

At the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cape Town, every turtle undergoing rehabilitation receives dedicated, specialised care from our veterinary team, even when this involves making tough decisions. Fo...

Turtles, Foundation, Blog, Conservation

Ocean moms and why we love them

Ocean moms and why we love them

There is no denying that mothers are the best – but did you know that yours isn’t the only super-mom around? The ocean is filled with incredible animal mothers who can provide a fascinating look into ...

Seals, Fish, Turtles, Blog

Tracking our Turtles: Nori visits the waters near St Helena island

Tracking our Turtles: Nori visits the waters near St Helena island

Nori, a green turtle who was in rehabilitation at the Turtle Conservation Centre for about two years, was released into the crystal clear waters of De Hoop Marine Protected Area in November 2025.

Turtles, Conservation, Turtle tracking, Marine Protected Areas, Foundation, Blog

Meet Sage, a rare olive ridley turtle at the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cape Town

Meet Sage, a rare olive ridley turtle at the Turtle Conservation Centre

When our Turtle Rescue Network received a call about an injured turtle stranded in the De Hoop Marine Protected Area, we did not expect that the turtle in question would be a rare olive ridley - a spe...

Turtles, Conservation, Blog, Foundation, Plastic Pollution

Swimmers complete 11km ocean crossing to help endangered turtles – and their journey isn’t over

Swimmers complete 11km ocean crossing to help endangered turtles – and their journey isn’t over

A group of determined open-water swimmers successfully completed an extraordinary 11km ocean crossing from Robben Island to Granger Bay on 25 April 2026, raising vital funds and awareness for endanger...

Turtles, Foundation, Conservation, Blog, Our team, Events, Campaigns

Tracking the Lost Years: A second release in the Agulhas Current

Tracking the Lost Years: A second release in the Agulhas Current

In January, a collaborative team of researchers from the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation and Upwell motored out into the swift Agulhas Current and released 12 tiny loggerhead turtles, each fitted with ...

Conservation, Foundation, Blog, Turtles, Marine Protected Areas

Brave swimmers take on an icy ocean crossing to save endangered turtles

Brave swimmers take on an icy ocean crossing to save endangered turtles

Between 14 and 28 April 2026, a group of determined open-water swimmers will take on an extraordinary 11km ocean crossing from Robben Island to Granger Bay - not for medals or records, but to support ...

Turtles, Conservation, Foundation, Blog, Events, Campaigns, Press Releases

Tracking our turtles: Nori, the long-distance explorer

Tracking our turtles: Nori, the long-distance explorer

Nori the green turtle has now spent almost four months in the ocean! Since she was released into the De Hoop Marine Protected Area 110 days ago, she has made the most of the opportunity to cover impre...

Turtles, Foundation, Blog, Conservation, Marine Protected Areas, Turtle tracking