Join our Turtle Discovery Trip!
In July 2011, I put together a one-day turtle-watching trip for my relatives who have always wanted to watch sea turtles nest. I called it a “Turtle Discovery Trip.”
In May 2012, Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia adopted the Turtle Discovery Trip as one of its public outreach programmes. The trip is designed to give TCS members and the public an introduction to the different turtles in Malaysia; the river terrapin research and conservation project carried out by TCS in Kemaman; as well as an opportunity to watch sea turtles nest.
In 2012, we conducted 5 Turtle Discovery Trips, with a total of 22 participants from Sungai Petani, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Some pictures of the trips can be found on our Facebook page:
- Turtle Discovery Trip A (5th May 2012)
- Turtle Discovery Trip B (11th May 2012)
- Turtle Discovery Trip C (19th May 2012)
- Turtle Discovery Trip D (26th May 2012)
- Turtle Discovery Trip E (7th July 2012)
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- Pelf giving participants a briefing about sea turtles
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- Participants enjoying a little private time with the turtles
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- Green turtle hatchlings
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- First encounter with the river terrapins
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- Hello, little one!
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- One for the album!
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- Releasing some river terrapins into the Kemaman River
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- Participants with a basket of newly-emerged sea turtle hatchlings
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- There you go!
Updates:
Please visit Turtle & Fireflies Discovery Trip for newer updates regarding this edu-tourism trip.
