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Turtle Track Survey:

Turtle track surveys have been conducted around the world for decades and they are the main tool used by turtle conservationists to assess nesting numbers of sea turtles.  The surveys are conducted on days 2,3,6 and 7 and at night during days 3 – 5.  As a team the expedition will walk along the beach to find visible turtle tracks and nests.  When a nest is found a dGPS will be used to determine the exact location of the nest.  After the location is recorded the width of the track will be measured and the nest assessed as to whether the turtle laid eggs or not.  The presence of a fill-in by the nesting turtle is the standard method for assessing if eggs where laid.  During the stay at Kg. Mangkok a ground-truthing survey will be conducted to assess a group specific human error.  The ground truthing survey will consist of three night surveys and then one morning survey.  The night surveys will be used to locate nests where we know 100% that eggs have been laid, then after three nights the morning survey will be conducted to see what percentage of nests the group can accurately record.  The expeditions will be conducted 3 times May, July and August with the Walk for Turtles 2011 event surveying the area in June.  The data collected will be used to calculate the nesting population and also used by WWF to assess the percentage of eggs they protect at their hatchery.
The Walk for Turtles 2010 survey report can be seen at the link below

http://www.helpourpenyu.com/walkforturtles/2010-report

Turtles need Trees Club

In 2011 HOPE are expanding their Turtles need Trees Club to the primary school in Kg Mangkok.  The club has been successfully run in 2010 at the primary school on the Perhentian Islands.  The club seeks to introduce the concepts that the land is linked to the sea and marine conservation starts on the land.  The club at Kg. Mangkok will last for approx 3 hours and incorporate moving and craft activities.  The program is great for the children to increase their confidence in English language as well as to learn about the environment. The club additionally involves an activity book which needs to be completed after each session to encourage learning outside of the club and a pen pal scheme with primary schools in the UK.

This video is from the TNT club on the Perhentian Islands.

WWF Hatchery assistant

WWF-Malaysia run a sea turtle hatchery based at Kg. Mangkok where the expedition will stay from days 3 to 6.  The WWF staff work with the government officials from the Department of Fisheries and the local licensed sea turtle egg collectors.  Each night the WWF staff patrol the beach looking for nesting turtles during your time at Kg. Mangkok you can join the staff on their nightly patrols.  The first hatchlings will start to hatch from May and if any nests erupt when you are at Kg Mangkok you will be able to help release them and then excavate the nest the following day.

Video of Pewanis and WWF hatchery

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