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Les tortues marines figurent parmi les animaux les plus fascinants à observer dans la nature. Les eaux du Vanuatu abritent quatre des sept espèces présentes dans le monde : la tortue imbriquée, la tortue verte, la tortue caouanne et la tortue luth.

Ol totel hemi wan long ol spesel animol we umi save luk long solwota , long Vanuatu, yumi gat 4 kaen totel, Hoksbill, Grin, mo Letabak. Ol totel ia oli stap kam sor long sanbij blong mekem nes mo putum ek blong olgeta long taem blong bigfala ren (oktoba kasem maj).

The rapid expansion of kava farms, and the increase in market value for the plant, has resulted in an increased clearing of native forests in key growing zones. Cleared cultivation areas are now penetrating some of the most well preserved native forests of the Pacific region. To what extent this is currently impacting on biodiversity and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) is not yet fully known, especially in Fiji and Vanuatu.

Known as Koroliko in Vanuatu, wedge-tailed shearwaters are a common seabird that forages over wide areas of the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately seabirds such as these are known to ingest plastics.