දාර තඩි කැස්බෑවෝ ඒක්ක පිහිනන බීච් ඒක 𝓢𝔀𝓲𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓗𝓾𝓰𝓮 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓽𝓵𝓮𝓼

Unfortunately, sea turtle populations around the world are on a sharp decline due to natural predators and severe human interference. One of the biggest problems in Sri Lanka are human poachers, who mishandle the eggs to sell to turtle sanctuaries or to locals as a source of food or medicine. Another major problem is actually the 40 so called sanctuaries that line the west coast of Sri Lanka. Unfortunately, these projects are set up purely to make money from tourists, with many cruel practices happening day in day out.
We regularly visit many of the sanctuaries nearby, where many hundreds of volunteers from around the world go every year to supposedly help. There is absolutely no conservation happening and nine times out of ten they are actually making the situation worse. Some of the bigger problems include; many healthy sea turtles being confined to very small tanks without being able to swim or dive, thousands of tourists holding turtles (often dropping them), baby sea turtles being kept in tanks for many weeks before being released (therefore using up all of their energy and any hope of survival) and most sanctuaries from what we can tell have a very low hatching success rate and are mainly producing males.
Our aim of the programme is simple; to conserve the critically endangered sea turtles that nest upon the shores of Sri Lanka. We hope to achieve this by:
Educating the local community about the importance of sea turtles and the environment (plastic, littering etc.)
Provide a new income to local poachers (assisting volunteers, tours and many other ideas) to gradually decrease their presence.
Collect vital research data about nesting turtles and our hatchery's success rate to provide to the government to then look at imposing stricter legislations regarding poaching and turtle sanctuaries.
Create a tour permit system whereby former poachers and sanctuary staff take tourists onto nesting beaches in a safe and ethical way - therefore reducing the need for income from traditional sanctuaries.
With five of the seven sea turtle species (Hawksbill, Green, Loggerhead, Olive Ridley and Leatherback) being regularly found along the coast of Sri Lanka, there is no better place to volunteer to ensure these amazing animals have the best chance of survival. Although the nesting season is at its peak from November to May, there are turtles coming ashore regularly all year round!
Working alongside fellow volunteers, our dedicated local team and at times, research biologists, you will get to learn so much about the local environment and sea turtles. All of the research data we gather will be collated and published every year to not only help us improve but we also hope that we can change the current situation in Sri Lanka and in the sanctuaries.

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@@Ceylonwildtrails hariyatama land mark ekak nadda town eka tikak digata thiyena nisa hoyaganna amarui

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මොනවද සංජය කියවන්නෙ?? සීලෝන් කියන්නෙ ලෝං සී... දිග මුහුදු වෙරළ?? ඒක නිසා සුද්දො Ceylon (සිලෝන්) කිව්ව ලු! පිස්සුද අනේ... හිරිකිතයක් නැතුව බොරු කියන්නෙ ඇයි?? අනේ මන්දා? වගකීමක් ඇතුව අදහස් ප්‍රකාශ කලා නම් තමයි වටින්නේ! 🤷🤦🏻

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මු පිස්සු පොරක් 😂