Turtle Hatchery Project

The turtles are very cute, guide was knowledgeable and it is nice that they do something to save the turtles. I noticed two things during my visit that made me question the ethical foundation of the venture. 1) They have a 20 year old turtle called “Buddy” that swim restless around in a basin that for his size is way too small. I imagine it must be a living hell. No stimuli expect when it is fed at 4.30pm from which it then can swim around in little circles for 24 hours until anything happens again. Every day similar to the last. Every year. I read in their brochure that they keep him as a mascot to attract tourists so that they can expand their operations and save more turtles. Sacrificing a soul to save others. Also I don’t think this logic is valid, at least not anymore. Many people like myself will question the ethics of the operation and as result give a bad review. The right thing to do would be to transfer him to a place that can supply Buddy with a bigger tank. Maybe a zoo? 2) They don’t track the survival rate of the released baby turtles. One could argue that keeping them there, don’t expose them to the right bacteria or they miss other attributes essential for their survival. I hope it is not true but we don’t know. Measuring the survival rate is important to make sure that the project is actually beneficial and not only serving as cheap entertainment for tourists like myself.

Dec 11, 2024

Cool place doing amazing work. Well presented and the short talk from staff was really informative. It's great to think these little guys will get a chance to at least reach the water. However would like to see the mature hawksbill turtle in a larger pool but that's my opinion. There is a small fee but negligible considering the great work they are doing

Jan 04, 2025

The turtle hatchery provides support and education to help increase turtle survival. Well worth supporting. Only Rp 40k. We got to see some eggs hatch very special. Lovely staff and a beautuful quiet place to stay, swim and relax

Jul 07, 2024

Kudos to those who are actually doing the work!If anyone wants to help, learn, understand, do pop by. There's a Rp 40k entrance fee, which would help run the place. And what you get is information about how the eggs are saved, incubated, hatched, put into a tank, then released. Absolutely worth it. If you're lucky, you'll get to be involved in that cycle. Or, at least, get to witness the little ones. Just make sure you're there in the right season.

Feb 12, 2024

We went and saw the turtle project . Was great to see how and why the project existed. We were shown the incubator with all the eggs and the tanks holding the different species and ages off the turtles. Definitely give a donation to keep this project alive.

May 26, 2024