Turtle sanctuary Sanur

The Turtle Conservation and Education Centre is a place where visitors can see cute baby turtles being given a good start in life and older injured ones nursed back from ill-health. The centre collects eggs from busy tourist beaches, raises the hatchlings until they are ready to start their journey into the ocean, and holds back any runts or sickly hatchlings until they are stronger. Visitors can 'adopt a turtle' and release it into the ocean, and the centre also provides education about turtle conservation. The centre is working to end the turtle trade and support conservation, and employs and educates locals to help achieve this goal. The Olive ridley turtle is one of the species found in the area, and can be seen laying eggs on the southern coast of Bali