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Jun 10

Written by: frank zindel
10.06.2008

Based on information received from villagers, the Marine Police confiscated 7 alive green turtles (Chelonia mydas) at Kedonganan Beach Badung region, Bali. The confiscation took place on 31 May 2008 between 2 am – 3 am. The sea turtles were brought East Java in small fishing boats as camouflage. The Marine Police of Bali arrested 2 men in connection with this case.

The Marine Police contacted ProFauna to take care of the confiscated turtles. 6 of the 7 sea turtles were released to the sea on 10am at Kuta Beach. The Marine Police, Kuta beach community, ProFauna and tourists were involved in the release. Meanwhile one turtle is kept as evidence for the trial.

 

I Wayan Wiradnyana
Bali Office & Sea Turtle Campaign Coord.
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ProFauna Bali Office
PO BOX 3435 Denpasar 80034 Bali - INDONESIA
Phone / Fax. +62 361 424731
Mobile +62 81647 14188
SEA TURTLE HOTLINE +62 361 80 858 00
Email: profaunabali@indo.net.id | wayan@profauna.org
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3 comments so far...

Re: Indonesia - Bali Marine Police confiscated 7 alive green turtles

Your Honour,

I'm very much concerned about how endangered sea turtles are being treated in your country. Until 10 years ago on Bali alone, an average of twenty thousand sea turtles per year were brutally cut out of their tortoiseshell alive! As a result of wise decisions by the Government, several actions by the Bali Police and campaigns by Indonesian and international animal welfare organizations, this number has fortunately dropped to 90 percent and according to latest investigations, even less nowadays. However, in view of the sea turtles being threatened with extinction, every animal counts.

Next to the damage on the environment, the killing of sea turtles is illegal according to the Indonesian Government decree No 7 /1999, and the trade of turtle products by CITES regulations.

Regarding to latest publications in international medias, I learnt that the Bali Government plans to give permission to the killing and trading of 1000 Turtles per year for Balinese rituals. It is obvious and a matter of fact, that such a decision will open the floodgates to uncontrolled killing again, because it will be impossible to control the number of animals slaughtered!

If this quota becomes reality, it would definitely damage the image of Bali and will have an impact on the number of visitors. Hundreds of thousands of people are very much concerned about Bali's sea turtles and don’t consider such a decision as a national issue.

I very much hope that the killing of one thousand of sea turtles annually will never become reality !

Sincerely yours,

By robert on   18.10.2009

Re: Indonesia - Bali Marine Police confiscated 7 alive green turtles

Thank you Robert for becoming active on behalf of the sea turtles in Bali! We need people like you who speak out on behalf of these wonderful and highly threatend animals; especially at times when people try to undermine and loosen important regulations for the protection of sea turtles!
Thanks again!

By Manuela Bröchin, TURTLE FOUNDATION on   19.10.2009

Re: Indonesia - Bali Marine Police confiscated 7 alive green turtles

Je vous remercie pour votre blog - utile. intéressante, est toujours important!

By sandrina on   28.12.2009

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