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    "title": "The 14-Strong Turtle Community at Eri Maldives",
    "modified_at": "2026-07-13 15:27:07",
    "published_at": "2026-05-22 11:00:00",
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    "body": "<p>Animal and wildlife lovers will want to hear about <a href=\"https://erimaldives.com/offers/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Eri Maldives</u></a>, a resort where the turtle family isn&#039;t just part of the reef, it&#039;s part of the story.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Most resorts talk about their marine life in the abstract. At Eri, they know it by name. The turtle community here isn&#039;t just a highlight of the reef, it&#039;s an experience in its own right.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Meet the Turtles of Eri - Turtle Spotting Guide &amp; Directory </strong><a href=\"https://prmediaco.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/PRMPublic/IQB1fJ-hxdhvRIRF8qSeoK2MAQY7ed4moS3HbhbNSwFWtj4?e=B4bLu7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u><strong>here</strong></u></a></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/7ccdaa97-2708-4691-b87f-5f559e5cab29/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-7ccdaa97-2708-4691-b87f-5f559e5cab29\"\n                data-id=\"7ccdaa97-2708-4691-b87f-5f559e5cab29\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/7ccdaa97-2708-4691-b87f-5f559e5cab29/-/inline/no/\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/7ccdaa97-2708-4691-b87f-5f559e5cab29/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Tucked within the North Mal&eacute; Atoll, Eri is home to <strong>14 individually identified hawksbill sea turtles</strong>, each one logged and recognised by the resort&#039;s resident dive team through distinctive shell markings, flipper formations and carapace patterns.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">There&#039;s <em>Miss Torti</em>, known for her saw-like shell margins and a distinctive split between her rear scutes; Hank, whose right hind flipper never fully developed, leaving a telling irregularity along his carapace; and Farfalle, whose spotted shell reads like a constellation map.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">The newest addition to the records is <em>Otto </em>- Eri&#039;s first-ever green sea turtle sighting, and a quietly significant milestone for the reef&#039;s growing biodiversity story.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Several of the turtles have been named by guests themselves. Among them Rosie, Cara, Lubi and Waffle. The invitation remains open: any guest who spots a turtle not yet documented is welcome to name it, a small but genuinely meaningful way to leave something of themselves behind.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Turtley Awesome Day &amp; A Month of Ocean Moments</strong></p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c33a00b0-0392-472b-9852-5d2adfe249d4/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-c33a00b0-0392-472b-9852-5d2adfe249d4\"\n                data-id=\"c33a00b0-0392-472b-9852-5d2adfe249d4\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c33a00b0-0392-472b-9852-5d2adfe249d4/-/inline/no/\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/c33a00b0-0392-472b-9852-5d2adfe249d4/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The celebration doesn&#039;t stop there. In the following month, on World Sea Turtle Day (16 June), Eri will be marking the occasion with a <strong>Turtley </strong>programme<em>, </em>with the main highlight being a <strong>Turtle Search Snorkel</strong> with an educational briefing on turtle behaviour, ecology and conservation, running in the afternoon from 14:15 to 16:30.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">This comes as part of a wider commitment to raising awareness for ocean care, with seasonal activations throughout a full calendar in June. On Reef Awareness Day (1st June), Eri&#039;s <em><strong>Reef Guardians Experience</strong></em> takes guests on morning and afternoon snorkelling safaris across some of the area&#039;s most pristine coral reefs, with briefings focused on coral life, rounded off with a complimentary Marine Life Quiz at the resort&#039;s Sip&amp;Dip bar in the evening.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">World Oceans Day (8th June) follows a similar spirit, with guided snorkelling safaris and adventures centred on the broader marine ecosystem, all part of a June programme that runs marine stewardship, education and wonder as a consistent thread throughout.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Images can be found <a href=\"https://eri-maldives.prezly.com/category/diving-marine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>here</u></a>, and close-up shots of turtles spotted in Eri can be found <a href=\"https://eri-maldives.prezly.com/media/album/51046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>here</u></a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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