Lend a hand at WWF's Turtle Project

WWF are recruiting volunteers for their turtle conservation project to be held on 13 & 14 July 2007. The project which emphasises on "Conservation of Hawksbill Turtle and Painted Terrapin" is based in Tg. Bidara, Melaka.

Volunteers are needed for the beach clean-up & to assist WWF with the Turtle Camp for school children, organised in conjunction with the launch of satellite telemetry tracking on the Hawksbill Turtle.

The activities for Turtle Camp will start at 3.00pm and the programme involves treasure hunt, turtle hatchling release and drawing & colouring contest.

Below are the details of the weekend:

13th July 2007
3.00 pm - Registration of children from 9 primary schools
4.00 " - Ice-Breaking session
5.00 " - Treasure Hunt by the beach
8.00 " - Dinner
9.00 " - Release of hatchling ( if available )
10.00 " - Drawing contest

14th July
8.30 am - Speech by Director of Fisheries, Melaka
9.00 " - Speech by Director General of fisheries, Malaysia
9.30 " - Release of Turtle with satellite tracking device
10.00 " - Tea Break
10.30 " - Colouring contest and Beach clean-up
12.00 " - Prize Giving
12.30 " - Lunch
12.50 " - End

So, if you’re interested in turtles, care about the environment & have the time to spare, why not head down to Melaka for this worthy cause? Contact Mr. Ernest Chiam, the WWF Community Liaison Officer at:

Tel/Fax: 06-3851 559
Mobile : 012-6318 222
Email : echiam@wwf.org.my