Smile For Life has already undertaken a number of steps to
reduce threats to sea turtles to ensure their survival. Our work adopts many
different approaches and includes:
Outreach to schools focusing
on sensitizing the younger generation as they are
the best medium to spread the message to households within their
communities
Community sensitization among adults and village
leaders for sea turtle conservation
Patrolling six nesting beaches during the nesting
season to protect nesting turtles from poachers
Identifying recently laid nests and relocating them
if they are at risk from high tide, predators or beach riding
Training local community volunteers how to manage a
hatchery - to date more than
12,000 eggs
have been protected: 8,300 taken into Sanyang hatchery and another 4000
protected in-situ on the beach.
Outreach and awareness to artisanal fishermen who
use wooden canoe boats for fishing.
