All along the west coast of Sri Lanka you will find turtle "sanctuaries" or turtle hatchling farms, where turtle eggs are collected from the beach and moved to a "protective" environment. I use inverted commas as there is a lot of debate as to how these hatchling farms will effect future turtle populations. Turtles are known to return to the same beach as they were born to lay their own eggs and there is questions as to whether eggs raised in hatchling farms will retain that knowledge or not.
We were originally planning to visit one but, in the end, decided against it.
We were originally planning to visit one but, in the end, decided against it.
In Hikkaduwa we stumbled upon this wild turtle that apparently hangs out in the shallows mooching freshly purchased seaweed from tourists. The turtle seemed pretty happy with his set up! And I mean, who wouldn't be? Freedom and free food? Wahoo!
Unfortunately not all the turtles in Hikkaduwa are so lucky...
The arm of pollution is never far from our sea turtles.. RIP little fella...
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