Introduction

Project Orion III - Rovering with Turtles is the 5th Scouts of the World Award (SWA) Voluntary Service Project of the SWA Singapore Base.

The 3rd instalment of this project will be led by 9 Singapore Rovers. They will return to Setiu
, a main district in Terengganu, Malaysia where previous instalments of Project Orion were featured.

The primary aim of this project would be the conservation of sea turtles. In addition, the team of 9 will also be involved in Mangrove Replanting, Repair Work for the Village and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature - Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) who has an Information Centre at Seitu, as well as educating the youths about Conversation efforts and the English Language from the 16th to 30th June 2011. The team will also take charge of the construction and installations of signboards at hatchery and mangrove reforestation sites.

Monday 15 August 2011

Baby Sea Turtles Attacked



Source:
National Geographic (n.d.). Baby Sea Turtles Attacked. Retrieved August 14, 2011, from National Geographic: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/animals/reptiles-animals/turtles-and-tortoises/turtles-baby-predation.html

"Less than 1% of the hatchlings actually made it to adulthood. "


So let us not deny the hatchlings their already slim chance of surviving into adulthood, by not eating turtles eggs and not throwing litters indiscriminately into the sea today.


Protect the eggs.


Stop littering.


And pass on the message of conservation to the people around you.