KOSGODA TURTLE HATCHERY
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Operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka it has several species of turtles.
Most vulnerable of all are the eggs they are left uncovered on beaches all around the coast
Because of the goodwill of Kosgoda area fisherman who bring these eggs to the hatchery this has enabled their survival chances they have released around 100,000 young turtles in only 2 years since the hatchery opened.
This place was amazing we paid for our tickets and the guide took us through to the hatchery there were pools all in a row the first one was filled with tiny little baby turtles they were just so cute!!
The next pool had an albino turtle all on his own the guide said he is never to be realised due to the fact he would be easy pray for any predator's out at sea.
I put my hand into the water and he came over to me then the guide said to me with horror on his face
"mam no mam he will bit your finger off" woops!!! wasn't I lucky.
Next we went through to where all the eggs were buried inside a large caged area that looked like a cemetery with dates and names of species of turtle eggs that were buried beneith waiting for there day to hatch.
This place is also well worth a visit.
Off we go to our next stop COLOMBO
http://www.induruwabeachresort.com/front/content.php?id=1&type=3
Operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka it has several species of turtles.
Most vulnerable of all are the eggs they are left uncovered on beaches all around the coast
Because of the goodwill of Kosgoda area fisherman who bring these eggs to the hatchery this has enabled their survival chances they have released around 100,000 young turtles in only 2 years since the hatchery opened.
This place was amazing we paid for our tickets and the guide took us through to the hatchery there were pools all in a row the first one was filled with tiny little baby turtles they were just so cute!!
The next pool had an albino turtle all on his own the guide said he is never to be realised due to the fact he would be easy pray for any predator's out at sea.
I put my hand into the water and he came over to me then the guide said to me with horror on his face
"mam no mam he will bit your finger off" woops!!! wasn't I lucky.
Next we went through to where all the eggs were buried inside a large caged area that looked like a cemetery with dates and names of species of turtle eggs that were buried beneith waiting for there day to hatch.
This place is also well worth a visit.
Off we go to our next stop COLOMBO
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