Volunteer tasks in a turtle hatchery differ slightly from project to project, but one thing is for sure: you’ll be spending much of your time on the beach with sea turtles and their eggs. Here are some examples of the work you will participate at your volunteer project:
Clean their shells, prepare their food and feed them.
Help freshly hatched baby turtles to safely enter the ocean and start their journey into adulthood.
Organize and help with mass beach clean-ups to make sure the shores are kept free from trash spoiling views and harming marine life.
Keep the nesting areas clean, healthy, and safe.
Scare away poachers and predators to protect nesting turtles and make sure they can lay their eggs in peace.
Use traditional fishing sticks to catch some food for injured turtles in the sanctuary.
In some cases, sea turtles stay in tanks in the sanctuary until they are fit enough to be released into the ocean again. Keeping these tanks clean is very important for the turtles’ health.
Become an agent of change: When you’re sitting at a bar sipping a cocktail through a plastic straw the probability of it ending up in a sea turtle’s nose seems pretty unlikely. Unfortunately, it happens. Experience yourself how human behavior impacts flora and fauna around us and how your volunteer project participation can change this.
Improve your English: As a volunteer in Sri Lanka, you will work together with people from all around the world. Speaking English in the real world and not in the classroom is way more effective. Since English fluency is required for many jobs today, your future-self will thank you for this practice later!
Transform into a volunteer sea turtle expert: Five out of the seven sea turtle species grace Sri Lankan shores. This is your opportunity to study these marvelous marine animals during your time at the volunteer project and learn the differences between Sri Lankan sea turtle species.
Get to know a vibrant, exotic culture: Sri Lanka is a melting pot of different cultures and traditions. The country is deeply influenced by South Indian culture, but there are also traces of Indonesian and European elements. As a volunteer, you can get inspired by the Sri Lankan way of life!
Collect some good social service points: Working as a volunteer for a sea turtle conservation project means doing something good for people and planet.
Are you ready to start the volunteer experience of your life? Pack your bags, grab your passport and become a sea turtle conservation volunteer in Sri Lanka!
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