As a turtle is destined as a living being that is difficult for children, for a laying and cheerful place only needs a protected and protected place, a paralysis of many predators who want to do so, and the hell again one of his predators
is human.
BANYUWANGI.
BANYUWANGI.
It is only in the conservation place of turtles in the Meru Betiri National Park located on Sukamade Beach, Banyuwangi, East Java, every month about 60 turtles landing on the coast of Meru Betiri Beach to lay and planted beach sanded. On the beach with a length of about three kilometers it becomes a landing place of a number of turtles to lay, such as Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas), Penyu Lekang (Lepydochelys olivacea), Side Turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata), and Belimbing (Dermochelys coriacea) who are now very rare. Every night starts at 21.00 a number of beach-sealed conservation officers to take eggs that are then moved to artificial punctures, and planted with a depth of 80 centimeters. It is done to protect eggs from predator incarans such as forest pigs and even mankind often steal the eggs. The officer should also take other predators such as parasites or clams that are stamped in adult turtle fighters because parasites can penetrate the fighter and cause turtle death. After hatching the turtle children continue to be jealous predator, the eggs of the hatchers hatch into a taper (the children of the turtle) in two months, after five days hatching the tapik will be removed to the sea. However, the gums of marine life causes the possibility of his life in the sea only one percent to be able to be an adult turtle with a comparison of one thousand banding.
M Risyal Hidayat
Photos of Surabaya
BANYUWANGI.
BANYUWANGI.
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