OVERVIEW
Lang Tengah Turtle Watch is a small, young conservation organisation
which caters to the adventurous and environmentally conscious. Living
in our jungle camp on our private bay, we couple patrolling for turtles
and monitoring their nests with cliff jumping, snorkelling, jungle treks
and many other fun activities.
We are gathering momentum year-on-year, but without volunteers, our
organisation simply couldn't function. We need you to help us in
patrolling the beaches as a deterrent to egg poaching on the island.
OUR WORK
The key to safeguarding our nesting population of turtles -
predominantly Green Turtles, as well as Hawksbill - on Lang Tengah
relies on our constant and continued presence on the island, as this is
the main deterrent to egg poachers. Living 24 hours a day in the camp,
we regularly patrol the nesting beaches on the island by night,
relocating any nests that are laid on other beaches back to the safety
of Turtle Beach.
We are aiming to expand our operations from the shore up into the
forest and right down into the ocean. Our first move has been compiling
a species list for the island. As far as biological research on Lang
Tengah is concerned, the records of the marine park and WWF up until we
started our operations were described as ‘data deficient’.
This year we are aiming to start a coral gardening programme on
Turtle Bay and do more school group workshops as part of our LEAP
programme, funded by CIMB Foundation.
YOUR ROLE
You will be the driving force of our operation, patrolling the
nesting beaches by night. You will also aid in the relocation of eggs,
if necessary, and the gathering of data from pre & post hatch
inspections, as well as nesting females.
Everyday we will take you out on jungle treks & snorkelling
trips, but you are also free in the afternoons to enjoy the peace and
quiet of Turtle Bay.
The expansion of our research may require your assistance in
undertaking terrestrial and/or marine transect surveys - primarily for
herpetofauna.
Living on camp, everyone helps out to ensure there is enough water to
drink and food to eat, as well as partaking in other camp chores such
as cleaning and stock-takes
Those looking to volunteer should be relatively fit and acquainted with the rigours of outdoor living.
ACCOMMODATION
Stripped-back and open-air, the camp lies slightly recessed behind
the secluded beach on Turtle Bay. Think rustic, jungle living -
bucket-showers and camp fires.
To see pictures of our jungle camp, please take a look at our Facebook Album: CLICK HERE
Please note that we cannot facilitate visa acquisitions for our volunteers.
We are looking to recruit volunteers for the end of the current the season (1st September until the 3rd October 2016). Volunteering positions start from 1 week, please see our website for further details.
Discounted rates will apply for long-term volunteers (3 weeks
+) - To find out more about our project or to apply, please contact our coordinator Raphe van
Zevenbergen:
Deadline: 15/09/2016
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