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