An effort of turtle conservation takes place in Maluk Beach, West Sumbawa. This tourism area that built since PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara operated has four tukik (young turtle) ponds under a roofed building. Each pond sized 1,5 meter times 4 meters. Here there are also two sand containers for breeding. One of them sized 2 meters times 8 meters and the other sized 5 meters times 5 meters. The conservation building opened since 2009 as it called Maluk Turtle Conservation Center (MTCC). Now it managed by Pelangi Biru (Blue Rainbow) Foundation under the leadership of Herman Taha. Now the two containers are living 298 young turtles whose aged 2-3 months. Before they had released 13,639 young turtles in any locations such as Maluk Beach itself, Gili Kenawa island or Goa Sumbawa Besar Beach. (more…)