As a Sumatra Turtle Conservation Volunteer, you become part of a dedicated team working on two interwined goals: safe guarding endangered sea turtles and uplifting the coastal communities that share their habitat.
Sumatra’s western coastline serves as a critical nesting and foraging ground for Five sea-turtles species:
IUCN Status (Endangered)
IUCN status (Critically Endangered)
IUCN status (Critically Endangered)
IUCN status (Vulnerable)
IUCN status (Vulnerable rare in Sumatra)
Assist in treating injured or disabled turtles-cleaning wounds, monitoring recovery, and maintaining rehabilitation pools.
Help survey beaches at night, record nesting data, relocate vulnerable clutches to protected hatcheries, and ensure eggs incubate safely.
Experience the unforgattble moment of guiding newly emerged turtles to the surf, boosting their survival chances against predators and poachers.
Lead the beach cleans-up and school workshop that highlight the link between marine debris and turtle mortality, inspiring long-term behavioural chance.
Six of the world’s seven sea turtle species are classified as vulnerable to critically endangered. By combining hands-on animal care with awareness- raising and livelihood support, you address the root causes of population decline-poaching, by-catch, habitatless, and plastic waste.
Co-teach lessons in local schools about ocean ecology, recycling and sustainable fishing practices.
Support community micro-projects-such eco-tour guiding or handcraft cooperatives-that reduce reliance on turtle harvesting.
As a Sumatra turtle conservationist you we have based at our coastal sanctuary in sungai pinang, West Sumatra a facility purpose built for the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of sea turtles. Each day begins with monitoring the rehabilitation pools: checking water quality, assessing the healing progress of flipper injuries or shell fractures, and administering medication under the guidance of our resident vet. we assist in egg-protection patrols, retrieving clutches confiscated from poacher and relocating them to the temperature-controlled hatcheries where you will log incubation data and learn to recognize embryonic development stages. Training seassions cover species identification (green, hawksbill, leatherback, olive ridley, loggerhead), nest construction techniques that mimic natural beach conditions, and protocols for minimizing human imprinting on hatchlings.
