MATARAM - At Mawel beach and Selambete beach have turtle hatchery toruism object. In there we get see variation process about turtle like turtle come in to lay eggs or following turtle babies break out process. This process can joint that manage as tour package by an independent society at Talonang Baru village at Sumbawa Island. They will serve all needed to get there.
At these beaches every night almost have about two turtle that come in for lay eggs. One turtle get lay eggs approximately one hundred fifty eggs. After this process and left their mother by some people get move to stall to get break out time. The hatch stalls build similar with natural place which their mother choice sand includes. The stall is at the beach also. Usually the eggs will be to break out time at night too similar when they get out from their mother.
After their break out time process they are move to change place to get new place that safe. They are takes at box with water in this box for two weeks. This time is for adaptation process and to get train them to survive experience at the early time. After feels enough for their survival or adaptation process they will to come off free at the sea.
To get the hatchery location we must through hard way by car as long as four hours, because this ways still simple way at forest and cross river. Only hardtop car can through this way to get the location. Rent car tariff hardtop to get there about six hundred thousand rupiahs from Maluk village one way. If we get by helicopter only need fifteen minutes go there with the tariff is six hundred USA dollars.
This package offer managed by Munawir as head of turtle independent society. ”We offer this package that will be interesting tour because it is special journey,” Munawir said.
The chance get after government to bring control about turtle eggs search that free procedure. This control is trying since May 1995 ago. All of this based reason for get protect for turtle reproduction circle. Turtle is one of rare animal that get protected from government to their preserve.
In Mawel beach and Selambate beach more many people come in. They are search turtle eggs. According Hafid as coordinator program at farmer group for development that give guidance about turtle conservation, many young man and young lady come there for get date. ”Especially at Saturday night so many people come in there,” Hafid said.
About tour package to go there is for support and increasing interest people to take care and protected for turtle life circle. From visiting many guest will be help people earning in near location. Housing in there is transmigration people (at SP3) that about two kilometers far away from beach. Beside they would like give fund for support this hatchery.
As long as all about the hatchery take care and counseling by Muhammad Salamudin yusuf as turtle monitoring coordinator environment department at PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (PT NNT) joint with Hafid as head of program coordinator at Yayasan Serikat Tani Pembangunan (farmer development cooperation).
Beside hatchery program another attraction at long the beach of south west Sumbawa regent is beautiful view this place. The sea wave sound of splashing that thundering and make some foam like milk. The sea wave is one of best surfer choice.(supriyantho khafid)
