Friday, April 10, 2015
Building of an Artificial Incubation Pen at the Sea Turtle Project ,Benthota with a dedicated volunteering team from U.O.P
2015 March
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This was done under the supervison of the senior Lecture Prof.Rupika Rajakaruna of the Department of Zoology,University of peradeniya.
Team- Dr.Rupika Rajakaruna ,Mr.Sanjeewa Karunarathne,Mr.Sanjaya Jayarathne,Mr.Nuwan Karunarathne,Mr.Dias,Miss Vishvapali Kobbekaduwa and Me (Santhushya Hewapathiranage)
Project -04 EX-situ conservation practice on Sea Turtles with proper scientific practice and Research (on going)
From 2015 February
In order to prevent this circumstance and to conserve the sea turtles, several hatcheries are opened in the coasts and are been maintained by locals without any scientific guidance. So, their contribution towards conservation of sea turtles is highly debated. This project is involved with several research objectives which will finally contribute the scientific community on sea turtle conservation biology and also to educate the hatchery people with a proper scientific knowledge.
Only a scientifically managed hatchery can effectively recoup the vast number of these endangered sea turtles' eggs and hatchlings that would otherwise be lost to poachers and natural cases such as erosion.
We appriciate the financial assistance given by the Research Grant of University of Peradeniya. (RG/2014/40/S)
A Baby hatchling came out from a nest to sea the light of the life
I was preparing an artificial nest for
reburial of the Olive ridley sea turtle eggs safely.
(with temprature data loggers to mesure the nest temperatures)
Released Hatchlings
Sea Turtle
populations are risked at all stages of their lives, both from natural and
human pressures and all species of sea turtle are globally endangered. In
southern western coasts of Sri Lanka a high number of sea turtle nesting is
occur thorough out the year. But unfortunately, Eggs are
still eaten or sold by the local communities in some nesting areas.
In order to prevent this circumstance and to conserve the sea turtles, several hatcheries are opened in the coasts and are been maintained by locals without any scientific guidance. So, their contribution towards conservation of sea turtles is highly debated. This project is involved with several research objectives which will finally contribute the scientific community on sea turtle conservation biology and also to educate the hatchery people with a proper scientific knowledge.
Only a scientifically managed hatchery can effectively recoup the vast number of these endangered sea turtles' eggs and hatchlings that would otherwise be lost to poachers and natural cases such as erosion.
This research project is supervised by
Prof. Rupika Rajakaruna, Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya and
practiced in 'Sea turtle Project', Bentota, Sri Lanka.
We appriciate the financial assistance given by the Research Grant of University of Peradeniya. (RG/2014/40/S)
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