When is the next baby turtle release?

Bali Sea Turtle Society (BSTS) is an organisation, run by local Indonesians for the conservation of endangered sea turtles. We work across the entire island of Bali with locals in different regions to protect sea turtles. ⁣ ⁣

At the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Centre (https://goo.gl/maps/eh2VVxExnaT2 ) our mission is to protect nesting sea turtles and their eggs to increase hatching and release rates. We also aim to educate people about sea turtle protection, including the protection of natural habitats. ⁣ ⁣ The endangered species of sea turtles nesting on Kuta Beach are Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).

We relocate sea turtle eggs laid on Kuta and the surrounding beaches to a central hatchery. The eggs take 45-60 days to develop and hatch naturally. ⁣ ⁣ Sea turtle nesting season is from approximately March to September each year. Sea turtle hatching season is from approximately April to October each year. ⁣


𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. ⁣

For update we advice you to visit

Kᴜᴛᴀ Bᴇᴀᴄʜ Sᴇᴀ Tᴜʀᴛʟᴇ Cᴏɴsᴇʀᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Cᴇɴᴛʀᴇ
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/eh2VVxExnaT2

We thank you for your interest in sea turtle conservation.

Baby Turtle Release 19 February 2018

1 rescued nest hatching during out of season, they around 50 baby turtles. We will release them today, if you want to join please come at 4 pm on Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center (map: https://goo.gl/RjodSs ) Its a FREE program, donation are welcome to support the local community continue their work to protecting sea turtles.

We have come to almost the end of turtle season for 2016

Bali Sea Turtle Society (BSTS) is an organisation running a conservation program for endangered sea turtles. It is a local organisation, run by local people.
We relocate sea turtle eggs from the beach to a central hatchery, to protect the eggs and increase hatching rates.

The eggs take between 45-60 days to develop and hatch. This is a natural process and we can not predict when the eggs will hatch.

Now we have come to almost the end of turtle season for 2016. There are only 7 nests left in the hatchery at the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center. These nests are with small clutch size and are estimated to hatch randomly until end of November.

For the baby turtle release dates on Kuta Beach please get the information on site, by checking at the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Centre (Map  https://goo.gl/RjodSs). We will not publish release information as there is only a small number of eggs to hatch.

We thank you for your interest in sea turtle conservation.

36th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, 29 February - 04 March 2016 in Lima, Peru

Joanna Alfaro Shigueto ProDelphinus, Octavio Bernal 572-5, Lima 11, Peru; Universidad Científica del Sur, Peru (E-mail: jas_26@yahoo.com)


 Mi Casa es su Casa: Bienvenidos al Peru!
The Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation hosted every year by the International Sea Turtle Society (ISTS) is moving to South America for the first time. This event gathers multidisciplinary participants from around the world with a shared interest: conserving sea turtles and their environment.

 The 36th Annual Symposium will be held from February 29– March 04, 2016 at the Maria Angola Convention Center and Universidad Cientifica del Sur, both located in the capital of Peru, Lima, a city full of rich flavors, unique experiences, and the mystic union of the past and the present. Besides providing common advantages of a big city, Lima gives you the opportunity to learn about the Peruvian culture and as a coastal city, it reflects how we have related to the sea for many years. It may also serve as a starting point towards other Peruvian natural destinations such as the Amazon rainforest, Andes Mountains and northern subtropical beaches. We expect over 700 participants from around the world. This year the Symposium’s theme will be Crossroads, highlighting the need for multi-disciplinary, multi-taxa, multi-national, and multi-gender efforts in advancing marine conservation worldwide. This meeting seeks to break down barriers and boundaries between people and countries in order to achieve marine conservation through its most global flagship, the sea turtle. Our website will contain all the vital information about the 36th symposium (www.internationalseaturtlesociety.org) , and will be updated throughout the year. Here you will find important information about Lima and Peru, as well as registration, costs, and general information regarding the symposium. We hope you find it useful. Mark your calendars, start practicing your Spanish, and begin planning your trip to the 36th Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation!

WHEN IS THE NEXT TURTLE RELEASE?

Bali Sea Turtle Society (BSTS) is an organisation running a conservation program for endangered sea turtles.

We relocate sea turtle eggs from the beach to a central hatchery to protect the eggs and increase hatching rates.
The eggs take between 45-60 days to develop and hatch. This is a natural process and we can not predict when the eggs will hatch.

Once the turtles have hatched naturally during the evening, we will release to the sea the next day. We cannot predict the hatching dates, therefore we can not predict future release dates.
The team is busy working hands on with the turtles and patrolling the beach at night, we do not always have time to respond to each persons messages asking for release dates & times.

Once a nest has hatched we will post an update on our Facebook page to advise of the release date and time. We thank you for your patience and your interest in sea turtle conservation.

DVD "A JOURNEY BACK TO THE SEA"

DVD " A Journey Back to the Sea"

One of the world destination.....
Bali

As people come to Bali various reasons, not many of them knows that this islands; where inch of land, water, time are sacral and religious, belong not only to human beings

Bali legendary beach, Kuta, is also the home of one of the oldest creature in the world. An Olive Ridley sea turtles. The home for a mother to lay her eggs.

This story is about how the nearly extinct animal fights her way thru people, garbages and the chaotic ecosustem to be able to find a peaceful area and nest its home.

Also the people, know as the Bali Sea Turtle Society (BSTS), who dedicates their live for the sea turtle so they can have their journey back to the sea, where they belong.


Supported by #MySpark #DBS

Focus Group Discussion; Empowering Sea Turtle Protection in West Sumatra

This meeting was organized by:  Ministry of Marine Affair and Fisheries, Directorate General of Marine Coast & Small Island, Institute for Marine and Coastal Resources Management of Padang, in Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra on 25 – 27 June 2014.
They invited BSTS to share management problems of turtle protection in the West Sumatra area where the level of turtle illegal trade is still high and conducted openly. In this opportunity, BSTS is represented by its Chairman, I Wayan Wiradnyana who gave a talk regarding sea turtle protection in Bali, which especially focused on:
• Benefit of sea turtle protection
• Management of sea turtle protection
• Cooperation across sectors for the management of turtle protection
• Policy regarding turtle protection
• Challenges of sea turtle protection management
• Ideal model of cooperation across sectors of turtle protection

Based on the material given, the participants received a clear picture of the importance of law enforcement for the effort of sea turtle protection. In addition, the discussion was beneficial to get a draft regarding form of cooperation between NGO, community, government and corporate.
At the end of this activity, it was agreed to form a network among government institution in managing turtle protection in the West Sumatera area, that consisted of province department, related regions as well as universities in the West Sumatera area.

Visit from Students of Ma Chung University, Malang – East Java

On 24 June 2014, 120 university students from Ma Chung University Malang East Java visited the BSTS project in Kuta beach. The visit was part of the students study tour in Bali island, although they are students of Accounting Faculty, they are interested to take part in protecting animals especially turtles. There was an interesting discussion between the BSTS team and the students regarding turtle protection and there was a positive response from the students regarding BSTS activities. They promised to help BSTS in spreading information regarding turtle protection through social media and also stickers that were distributed by the BSTS team.  Several students planned to visit the project again in the peak of turtle season in Bali, especially in Kuta beach.

Turtle Nest Rescue at Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa, BTDC Nusa Dua beach

On early morning of 14 June 2014 BSTS received information from the management of Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa that they found a turtle came up and laid eggs in the hotel area. The hotel asked BSTS to check the eggs. There were 121 eggs found in the nest. BSTS relocated the eggs to a spot inside the hotel area which was safe from the highest tide. Cooperation with the hotel  has run well within the last 2 years. The hotel management will contact BSTS if a turtle comes or if they find hatchlings of natural nests in their hotel area

Student Visit from Faculty of Marine & Fisheries Udayana University

On May 25, 2014, around 150 students visited the BSTS project in Kuta beach. They are students of the Faculty of Marine & Fisheries Udayana University. The visit was part of a practical activity for Zoology subject which was about turtles and was conducted in Kuta beach. The students were very interested to help the BSTS program, several of the students joined the BSTS team in the night patrol which went up to the next morning. The students were very enthusiastic to learn about BSTS activities and they were committed to be directly involved with the activities. For the BSTS team the visit was exciting as BSTS has the opportunity to share knowledge with students of universities.

Baby Sea Turtle Release on Kuta Beach

Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Centre is a conservation program to protect sea turtle eggs laid on Kuta Beach and increase hatching rates. We relocate sea turtle eggs laid in the sand on Kuta Beach to a central hatchery. The eggs take 47 - 60 days to develop and hatch.

Baby Sea Turtle Release

What?
When the baby sea turtles hatch we want to return them to their natural habitat quickly. We release the baby turtles into the ocean the as soon as posible. You can join in the baby turtle release.

Where?
The baby sea turtle release begins at the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Centre.
In front of the Hard Rock Café, walk onto the beach, turn left and walk on the path for 100 metres.
We are next to the Lifeguard station and Kuta Beach Security office, Look for the giant turtle statue!
Maps: http://goo.gl/7q9hJK





Who?
Kids are a priority.
Everyone is welcome to join in the baby turtle release.
We welcome local and international visitors to share the experience of the baby sea turtle release for education and awareness of sea turtle issues.

When?
Sea turtle hatching season is from April to October each year.
On the days we release baby sea turtles, we gather in the afternoon. The release process takes about 30 minutes.
(Time will update on our  Facebook page )

Updates of when sea turtle eggs are hatching and baby turtle releases can be found on http://www.facebook.com/baliseaturtlesociety or follow on Twitter@baliseaturtle


How much?
Free!
It is free to visit the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Centre and to join the Baby Sea Turtle Release.
Donations are Welcome and greatly appreciated.

How?
Gather at the Kuta Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Centre at 4.30pm

PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE BABY SEA TURTLES
PLEASE DO NOT USE FLASH WHEN TAKING PHOTOS OF BABY SEA TURTLES

Asia for Animals (AFA) Conference 2014

Asia for Animals (AFA) Conference 2014 was conducted in Singapore on 13th-17th January 2014. BSTS was represented by I Wayan Wiradnyana and Dionisius Utm R.S. supported by Humane Society International – Australia & ACRES Singapore. The theme for AFA this year was ‘Campaign for Change’.  Activities in this conference were not only presentations but also workshop and discussion of working groups.


Besides attending conference, also attended Workshops regarding:
1. Advertising, Media, & Social Media & Effective Campaign Strategies
2. Fundraising
3. Human Education
4. The Power of Volunteers

Participants in the conference were also divided into several working groups:
1. Animal Testing
2. Animals in entertainment
3. Cetacean in Captivity
4. Dog and Cat Meat Trade
5. Stray Dogs Management
6. Wildlife Trade