Walk for Turtles

Sea turtles are “ambassadors of the oceans”, for conserving these animals means protecting the seas and coastal areas.  The collection of nesting numbers is vital for their conservation but has never been conducted statewide in Terengganu therefore the walk will provide invaluable data which the decision makers wouldnt otherwise have. The Walk for Turtles event is a 10 day walk which will start, annually, on World Sea Turtle Day (16^th June), in 2010 from Dungun to Kuala Besut, visiting every beach along the way (mainland and islands).  The team will be collecting invaluable sea turtle data during the walk, visit conservation projects and give awareness talks. The data will be used to identify potential new areas for sea turtle nest conservation in Terengganu.  The walk will be further extended in 2011 to cover all beaches in the State of Terengganu resulting in a thorough annual monitoring of sea turtle nesting densities. Raising awareness is the second objective of the walk with the team hosting presentations, meeting turtle conservation experts and visiting conservation projects.  The event will be broadcast via the worldwide web, television and newspapers raising awareness throughout the world. The third objective of the walk is to raise RM100,000 for sea turtle conservation projects throughout Terengganu.  The funds will be used to support sea turtle conservation in Terengganu, Malaysia.

Key
Yellow Pin – Nest (data number – Width of track)
Dark Blue Pin – False Nest (data number – Width of track)
Green Pin – False Crawl (Data number – width of track)
Light Blue – Body pit no track (data number – info)
Purple Pin – Painted Terrapin Track (data number – Width of track)
White Pin – Hawksbill Carcass
White Arrows – Section markers

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