Conservation Efforts in Bintan

Introduction THE GREEN TURTLE Lives to 80 years old. A sea reptile. Grows to 1 metre 50 centimetres. Weighs up to 317 and a half kilograms. It is endangered. The biggest threat to them is human activity. Boat propeller accidents and stealing of eggs and babies. Oh, and throwing away of plastic bags.

Our Visit To Bintan In July 2009, Kathryn, James and Andrew Collins went to a place in Indonesia called Bintan. We went to an area (fenced off) that a green turtle had laid its eggs (about 100). The Conservation People check for turtle nests every morning and move any nests to the conservation area for safety.

Conservation Area The conservation area was fenced off from the public.

Nests and Eggs They check the nests daily and monitor nest temperature. The nest temperature is important in determining the gender of the turtles. The eggs were underground and when they hatched they were counted, measured, put in a bucket, taken outside and released. There were a hundred baby turtles in the nest we saw.