The 10 Best Programs for Volunteering with Sea Turtles
With a firm 96% rating from GoOverseas alums, Lang Tengah Turtle Watch is one of the best options for really adventurous volunteers. Located on an isolated island off of eastern Malaysia, you will be living and be working with the staff at their research camp in the jungle, right next to the appropriately named Turtle Bay.
Lang Tengah Turtle Watch: Mainland Project
One of the major threats to sea turtles survival, in Malaysia especially, is the over-harvesting of eggs. It is still legal in many parts of Malaysia to collect and sell turtle eggs for human consumption. Despite turtle population crashes and local extinction of the Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), this trade is still allowed to continue. There are still relatively healthy populations of Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) and Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) left in Malaysia, but continued exploitation is guaranteed to have lasting effects on these turtle populations.
YTL Hotels Strengthens Commitment to its Lang Tengah Turtle Watch at Tanjong Jara Resort Initiative
Luxury hotel operator, YTL Hotels, continues its ongoing conservation efforts by pledging more funds to the Lang Tengah Turtle Watch at Tanjong Jara Resort, following continued support for the initiative from hotel guests.
Student internship at Lang Tengah Turtle Watch
As part of the faculty cross-campus sea turtle conservation project in Malaysia, one of our tropical ecology student, Abraham Chiew Zheng Sian managed to secure an internship for one month between June and July with Lang Tengah Turtle Watch at Tanjong Jara.
Thousands of endangered turtle hatchlings saved at Tanjong Jara Resort
The world’s sea turtle populations have plummeted in recent years, loss of habitat, over-fishing, and egg poaching being largely to blame. So, it’s uplifting, every now and again, to hear stories about the positive results of conservation efforts. The Lang Tengah Turtle Watch Conservation Initiative, supported by YTL Hotels Tanjong Jara Resort on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula, is one of those success stories.
Lang Tengah Turtle Watch, Salah Satu Upaya Penyelamatan Penyu di Malaysia
PULAU Lang Tengah (The Eagle in The Middle) adalah sebuah pulau tropis kecil di pantai timur laut semenanjung Malaysia. Sisi barat dibatasi pasir putih dan perairan dangkal.
Turtle diaries
IT’S a journey I’ll never forget. Being a volunteer for a conservation project has its indelible rewards. The fact that I’m just but a tiny part of an endeavour that has brought much needed help for the beleaguered sea reptiles of Lang Tengah island is an experience that will forever stay with me. And with World Turtle Day just days away, it’s an experience I’d like to share.
Giving Turtles a Helping Hand
or the first time, hundreds of tiny green turtle hatchlings floundered, stopped and crawled their way into the South China Sea after being released from private hatcheries here.
Turtles fall victim to demand for stingray
They die after getting caught in banned nets used by fishermen to catch the lucrative fish
Custodians of Nature
What do you do when you have a piece of coastal land that draws nesting turtles? You could build a sprawling resort and make a lot of money. Or you could start a project to protect the turtles. Meet three people who opted for the latter.