Con Dao National Park: Program Summary

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Le Hong Son – Head of the Conservation and International Cooperation Department of the Con Dao National Park Management Board; staff from the Conservation and International Cooperation Department, the Head of the Bay Canh Forest Ranger Station, and 14 volunteers participating in the first phase of sea turtle conservation work in 2023.

Recycling and reusing some materials from waste to make propaganda boards and tourist signboards at the Bay Canh Forest Ranger Station.

Accordingly, volunteers must comply with biodiversity conservation regulations, work and living regulations; perform biodiversity conservation and environmental protection tasks in accordance with the instructions of forest rangers at the workplace and staff of the Conservation and International Cooperation Department, ensuring safety of people and property; and be self-sufficient in their daily lives.

In addition, volunteers contributed a total of 140 man-days; participated with forest rangers in monitoring and safely relocating 132 nests containing 13,224 eggs; released 1,307 hatchlings into the sea; leveled the turtle nesting grounds; assisted in renovating, replacing, and reinforcing turtle nesting fences; cleaned the turtle nesting ponds and nests after hatching; assisted forest rangers in monitoring nests nearing hatching and splitting bamboo stakes for data recording. They guided and introduced sea turtle rescue and natural resource protection to 625 visitors who participated in releasing hatchlings into the sea and watching turtles lay eggs; participated in 10 patrols with forest rangers; engaged in agricultural production and garden cleaning; cleaned, collected, and processed approximately 12 m³ of waste at the station and on the beach; and recycled some waste materials to create posters promoting environmental protection and sea turtle conservation.

Volunteers assisted forest rangers in relocating turtle eggs to the incubation pond during the night.

At the closing ceremony, the volunteers were awarded certificates, and the Conservation and International Cooperation Department also recorded the volunteers' suggestions on sea turtle conservation and biodiversity in Con Dao National Park. Following this program, the articles and short reports by the volunteers will contribute to spreading love for nature and raising awareness about the conservation of sea turtles among the public.

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