Starting from turtle egg hunters, a number of fishermen in the district of Banyuwangi, East Java, has now become the savior of turtles. They work together to help rescue the endangered animals that lay eggs that remain in the Bali Strait.
Armed with a pack of cigarettes, Ardis (27) waiting on the beach since at 20.00 pm. Strong sea wind does not fade spirit. His eyes look out on the shoreline looking for turtle figure that may come to spawn.
Not long, olive ridley turtles emerge from the shoreline. Walking slowly, the animals chose laying around five meters from the shoreline.
Turtle eggs when the summer monsoon is found in the Bali Strait coastline. During that time, the search of turtle eggs arrive. They lurk on the beach since the afternoon, and when there are turtles that lay eggs, the eggs immediately dig and take.
Like that day, Ardis found some people prepared to take turtle eggs. However, he could save some of them. He together with activists from the Sea Turtle Foundation Foundation Banyuwangi (BSTF) move turtle eggs to a safer shore side of the theft. The hope when the turtle eggs to hatch and return to the sea.
In Banyuwangi, hunters and rescuers romp to get the first turtle eggs. The number of hunters more. Of 90 kilometers (km) coastline in Banyuwangi, only 19 miles rescuers who regularly visited the turtle.
Ardis while still a hunter, can get hundreds of turtle eggs, "when the breeding season comes, the number of turtles landed in the tens of tail in one season. Turtle that can produce 200-an egg, but sometimes also just 40 points. Hunters who target more eggs ".
Turtle egg hunters are average everyday fishermen who live on the coast. Eggs were obtained sold to traders in the market. From there the turtle eggs in the market Banyuwangi. The price reached Rp.2.000 per item. The clientele is a herbalist. Turtle eggs believed to be an addition to human power.
Not easily turtle egg hunters invited to join the savior of turtles, turtle eggs from dozens of hunters there are only a few people who want to join the turtle rescuers, including Ardis.
About 20 years ago, it is easy to see turtles laying eggs on the beach. But this time the turtle comes to shore to spawn very little, because regeneration is almost cut off by the poaching of turtle eggs.
There are also people who care about the preservation of sea turtles, they voluntarily make a perimeter fence, to protect turtle eggs from predators including thieves. The egg shelter measuring 4 meters x 5 meters, with a one meter high bamboo fence. There are no locks or security, but this time the nest was safe, because people understand that hatched turtle eggs in the nest for a rescue mission. (siwi)
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