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Moana la dauphine : la collecte touche à sa fin, votre soutien compte plus que jamais !
Il y a quelques semaines, nous vous annoncions le lancement d'une collecte de dons sur la plateforme de la Fondation Anāvai, pour cofinancer la créati…
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⚠️ Call for vigilance in the Tiputa area…
A new little dolphin has joined the bottlenose dolphin community!🐬🌊
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In July: encounters, project, and astonishing underwater observation!
Encounters and exchanges This month of July has been very busy for Dauphins de Rangiroa.
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The Anavai Foundation launches a fundraiser to help the dolphins of Rangiroa!
Over the past fifteen years, more than one in five dolphins has disappeared from the Tiputa area in Rangiroa.
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In June, 'Dauphins de Rangiroa' takes part in a shoot for France 2
Ten days of shooting were necessary to collect the images that will be used to produce a 26-minute report broadcast at the end of 2026 on the program …
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News from the REMMOA II survey: the Marquesas
We are entering the final stretch of the REMMOA 2026 survey with our arrival at Hiva Oa, from where we are exploring the Marquesas archipelago. The is…
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News from the REMMOA II survey: stopover in Makemo
The observer and pilot teams of the REMMOA 2026 survey have recently been reshuffled before being deployed in the north and central-south of the Tuamo…
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News from the REMMOA II survey: departure from the Austral Islands, transit through the Society Islands and settling in the Tuamotu
We are happy to have benefited from favorable weather in the Austral Islands, which allowed us to complete all the planned work around the islands of …
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News from the REMMOA II survey: heading for the Austral Islands
Fifteen years after the first aerial survey of marine megafauna in French Polynesia, the association Dauphins de Rangiroa is taking part, alongside ot…
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The association "Dauphins de Rangiroa" wishes you an excellent year 2026!
Before starting this new year, we offer you a brief summary of the results of our monitoring of bottlenose dolphins and the actions we carried out in …
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Launch of a lecture series on the dolphins of Rangiroa!
Starting in July 2025, the association Dauphins de Rangiroa (DDR) will organize a series of lectures in its new premises* located at the Rangiroa Divi…
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The project of the association Dauphins de Rangiroa selected by Tahiti Tourisme
Good news for the association Dauphins de Rangiroa (DDR)! Our project to promote ethical and sustainable dolphin-watching tourism in Rangiroa, recentl…
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The NGO Dauphins de Rangiroa wins the 2025 Natura Porinetia Fund
The association Dauphins de Rangiroa (DDR) is pleased to be a winner of the first call for projects of the Natura Porinetia Fund led by the Federation…
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Podcast: Pamela Carzon deciphers diver-dolphin interactions in Rangiroa
We are very happy to have been interviewed by Lucie and Gabin, from the podcast Les Plongeurs Padawan, and by their dad Christophe, as part of our mon…
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Podcast: ecotourism and protection of bottlenose dolphins in Rangiroa
Many thanks to François Huet from Xpérientiel, the podcast of positive tourism, and Aurélie Orengo Berthet from Voyage Sauvage for publishing the podc…
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The impact of scuba diving tourism on the bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa under scrutiny
Thanks to Radio1 for publishing this weekend an article that summarizes part of our work on the bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa: https://www.radio1.pf…
Read moreScientific publication on the temperament of bottlenose dolphins at Tiputa, Rangiroa
Our article on the behavioral responses of bottlenose dolphins in Rangiroa to scuba diving tourism has just been published in the scientific journal A…
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Obtaining a doctoral thesis on the dolphins of Rangiroa
A 6-year research project on the behavior of the dolphins of Rangiroa, entitled 'Rangiroa free-ranging bottlenose dolphins' behavioral responses to sc…
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Catalogue of the dolphins of Rangiroa
It's here, the new identification catalogue of the dolphins of Rangiroa, which we call the photo directory, has arrived! Large format, weather-resista…
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New information and awareness panels about the dolphins of Rangiroa
It had been a while since many of you encouraged us to display new information and awareness panels about the dolphins of Rangiroa. Our program left u…
Read moreScientific publication on interactions between humans and dolphins in the wild
We have been very discreet for several months, but our work continues at a sustained pace. Following a 2022 field season conducted with our eco-volunt…
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Students from Rangiroa middle school learn to identify dolphins and their behaviors
As part of the project to establish a Marine Educational Area - MEA - at Rangiroa middle school, the association 'Dauphins de Rangiroa' intervened on …
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2021 in a nutshell...
We wish you, and our beautiful planet, an excellent year 2022!
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In December, Rangiroa's dolphins are at the UN!
Key points: The first results of Marie's sociological survey were presented at the UN during the Geneva Forum's meetings on sustainable tourism.
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Come attend a conference on the bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa!
Between August and December 2020, in partnership with the Relais de Joséphine, the association "Dauphins de Rangiroa" (DDR) led about twenty public co…
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In July and August, eco-volunteers join us in the field
Key points Eight eco-volunteers joined us over a six-week period.
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Participate in a survey on human-dolphin interactions!
To better understand how we perceive an encounter with these marine mammals, Marie Cholley-Gomez, post-doctoral researcher in Humanities and Social Sc…
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June: the small dolphin born in early April named by middle school students
Key points 22 dolphins were identified in the Tiputa area in June.
Read moreWhat's new in May?
Key points The analysis of 2020 interactions between dolphins and divers is complete!
Read moreIn April, two newborns within the community
We were no longer expecting it! Roxie gave birth in early April and the newborn, observed for the first time in mid-April, was photographed in the tid…
Read moreA new male dolphin occasionally observed at Tiputa
After a few studious weeks, here is news from our observations at Tiputa. Changing weather and a host of male dolphins present throughout this week in…
Read moreThe Tiputa bottlenose dolphin community under scrutiny
Recently contacted by a journalist from Tahiti Infos, we answered her questions about the work we are doing on the bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa. Th…
Read moreMaui, an old dolphin still present in February
We take our heads out of the screen and occasionally set foot on the field in February. Underwater, we mainly cross paths with Maui, who has frequente…
Read moreFirst news of the dolphins for 2021...
First news of the year 2021! Firstly, one of the females "more than round" observed at the end of 2020 may have given birth; moreover, we noted the pr…
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The association 'DDR' wishes you an excellent year 2021!
We also wish that this new year be favorable to a better knowledge and respect of ecosystems. DDR finally wishes to continue its work aimed at better …
Read moreHappy holidays to all!
Some aerial and underwater observations at the end of the year with Malik and Câline, who pay us a brief morning visit while Lelia, Yuki, Lilipany, Ni…
Read moreA baby dolphin for January or February 2021?
On December 10 in the afternoon, under a cloudy sky, we identified 11 dolphins in the Tiputa pass with a small minority of residents, a large majority…
Read moreResident dolphins accompany vessels in Tiputa Pass
A calm sea, a small tidal bore, and relatively discreet resident dolphins yesterday afternoon in Tiputa Pass. The passage of vessels nevertheless brie…
Read moreScience: recommendations for sustainable observation of marine mammals
The paper entitled 'Recommendations for Sustainable Cetacean-Based Tourism in French Territories: A Review on the Industry and Current Management Acti…
Read moreThe photo directory of the bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa
In order to promote the sharing of information about the bottlenose dolphins of the Tiputa area, the association 'Dauphins de Rangiroa' has started di…
Read moreThe ballet of the semi-residents
Yesterday afternoon, we witnessed a spectacular entry by Thaïs, Lelia and Lilipany into the Tiputa pass, followed by young Ziggie. A ballet of semi-re…
Read moreTrouble among the dolphins
Several females in the community appear to be receptive, and the males spend a lot of time squabbling. Tikei is one of the bottlenose dolphins most 'm…
Read moreA third pregnant female in Rangiroa
We identified, during the second half of October, more than 20 dolphins in the pass, including a bunch of semi-residents and visitors, and the two lat…
Read moreEcovolunteering with 'Dauphins de Rangiroa', how does it work?
Following the advice of our ecovolunteers, we produced a short video that explains, in 2'30", the why and how of the ecovolunteering missions organize…
Read moreLast field session of the 2020 season
Our last session of the year started strong, with beautiful observations of dolphins made during scuba diving by Alice, Anne-Sophie, Amaëlle and Carol…
Read moreA scientific publication on the bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa
Between 2014 and 2018, a number of us had the chance to encounter a truly original animal trio during our dives in the Tiputa area, Rangiroa. Composed…
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