TURTLE CONSERVATION 2017

Our conservation program in the South Srilankan beach of Ambalangoda is one of the only 9 turtle conservation in the island. Our program is certified by the sinhala government as Ceylon's largest breeding and conservation turtle project in the country. Our program focuses on the rehabilitation of wounded turtles weather by humans, garbage or trash several turtles in the coasts of Sri Lanka are found hurt and without the ability to survive on their own. This program is the only disabled turtle project in the island. There are 5 out of 7 species of turtles that live in the Indian Ocean. Our program breeds and cares after all these 5 different species: Leatherback, Loggerhead, Hauxville, Green and Olive Ridley. There are around 30 disabled turtles living in the centre and in a separate centre we hatch hundreds of turtle eggs to be released to the ocean when born. The purpose of this organization is not for commercial interest but to give these wildlife animals an opportunity to survive after injured in a safe and healthy environment. Turtles are known to live between 200 and 300 years. Helping and conserving these turtles is our highest priority, therefore we require the you to take this job as seriously as possible. Smoking or drinking any sort of liquids as well as using sunscreen or chemicals on the parts of the skin that touches the water or turtle is strictly forbidden during project hours. The coordinators have a lot of experience caring for these animals so we ask to follow every instruction knowing it is in the turtle's best interest. The aim of this project is to rescue injured turtles, medicate them, and release them back into the wild. As for the injured which are not fit to be released back into the wild, are kept at the rehabilitation center and taken care. These turtles propagate and the baby hatchlings are released into the ocean. Thus increasing the number of turtles in the ocean.