There are five sea turtles center open for tourists. Each center owns about 20 sea turtles. It means that there are 100 sea turtles in Pulau Penyu (Sea turtles Island). Most of them, about 95% are greenturtles (Chelonia mydas). According to a tour guide, once in three months, the sea turtles are replaced with the new ones. The nests are located by the sea and some are in the land. Each relocation nest is measuring 5 X 20 meters.
Tourist can take photos of themselves with the sea turtles. They are allowed to ride on the back of adult turtles or carry the smaller ones. This place is visited by many tourists.
Pulau Penyu is not only keeping sea turtles but also other wildlife species: Crested-serpent eagle(Spilornis cheela); the Black eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis); Malayan porcupine (Hystrix
brachyura); kalong (Pteropus edulis); monitor lizard (Varanus salvator); and long tailed monkey(Macaca fascicularis).
All of the wild animals are kept in narrow enclosures. To get to the Sea turtle Island a tourist can rent a motor boat for 150,000 IDR (15 USD), including entrance ticket and a tour guide. There is a donation box near the relocation nest. Souvenirs made from hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) shell are sold in the Island. Bracelets, necklaces, combs, and a whole shell of the poor hawksbill turtle are found there. More than 150 items are sold for each counter. A bracelet can fetch to 75,000 IDR (7,5 USD). In fact, the sea turtle tourism activity doesn’t have any license from the Forestry Department.
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