The Gili Islands, off the coasts of Lombok, Indonesia, bring hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the globe each year to embrace their majestic blue waters and swim with the oldest living reptiles on earth, Sea Turtles.
The sad reality though is that Western development and tourism is impacting important nesting sites. Add in pollution i.e. plastic inhalation and artificial light, boat strikes, diminishing sea grass beds, coral dieback, and egg theft, and we have a real problem.
There is still time, and we can make a difference to turn the trajectory around, but we need to act now.
Join us - it's not too late!
EDUCATION
Local schools, Western businesses, Village Heads, and Tourists.
EGG PROTECTION
Reducing poaching by relocating eggs to a safe rookery.
TREATMENT
of Sick or Injured Sea Turtles.
HATCHLING RAISING
To achieve higher survival rates.
RESTORATION
of Coral Reefs and Sea Grass beds.
SCIENCE
Gaining the first ever recordings of population structure, density and abundance.
POLLUTION
Localised initiatives for waste removal.
COMMUNITY EFFORT
Involving anybody who has a heart.
Email: info@giliseaturtles.org