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Dauphins de RangiroaFrench Polynesia
Dauphins de Rangiroa

Who are we?

Dauphins de Rangiroa, in a nutshell

Dauphins de Rangiroa (DDR) is a French non-profit association working on scientific research and citizen science, conservation, outreach and the sharing of information about bottlenose dolphins of Rangiroa atoll, in the Tuamotu archipelago of French Polynesia. For about twenty years now, these cetaceans have indeed been the target of sustained, intrusive tourism activities. DDR draws on nearly twenty years of experience and scientific monitoring of bottlenose dolphins in Rangiroa, and more than ten years of experience working with eco-volunteers from all backgrounds.

Who are we?

Areas of focus and partnerships

We focus our research on:

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Demographic monitoring of the bottlenose dolphin community in the Tiputa area, in the north of Rangiroa atoll.

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Monitoring of the behaviors and risks observed in connection with their interactions with tourism activities.

03

Outreach to promote ethical and sustainable cetacean-watching practices.

We focus on the history and personality of each dolphin in the Tiputa community, and we benefit from the support of:

Pamela Carzon
President · PhD in ethology

Pamela Carzon

President of the DDR association, Pamela has been monitoring the bottlenose dolphins of the Tiputa area for nearly twenty years. In 2017, she earned her EPHE MSc degree on the demographic parameters and social organization of this cetacean community. In 2024, she defended her PhD thesis in ethology at EPHE-PSL on the behavioral changes observed in these dolphins in relation to their interactions with scuba diving tourism, and the risks associated with repeated close interactions between humans and dolphins in the wild.

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Pamela Carzon : l'impact du tourisme sur les dauphins de Tiputa

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