turtle sactuary at teluk senangin, pasir panjang

We had planned to go for a drive to Lumut and Sitiawan for seafood last Ramadhan. On the way, I called a friend in Seri Manjung and she mentioned that since I'm heading towards there, I could detour to Pasir Panjang/ Teluk Senangin's Turtle Sactuary. So my hubby took the road heading to Pantai Remis and headed for the sactuary. Along the way, for their very first time, my "city" kids got to see rubber trees and oil palms trees at both sides of the roads. A bit of Geography lessons along the way and some stories about their daddy's childhood adventures (growing up at the rubber estate, driving grandfather's landrover at the age of 6 years old, etc.)made the journey seem shorter and in no time we arrived at the place. The Pasir Panjang SegariTurtle Sanctuary, is located just a couple of miles from the town of Lumut in the state of Perak. Visitors get the opportunity to learn about th. e turtles in their natural habitat. Run by the Department of Fisheries, this hatchery and research center is a quiet stretch of beach and main landing area for the Green Turtle, Olive Ridley Turtle and Painted Terrapin. Due to the decline in turtle landing over the years, the sanctuary provides a heaven for baby turtles who struggle to survive against their natural predators and trawler nets. Upon arriving at the sactuary, we went down to the Pasir Panjang beach just beside the sactuary before taking a tour inside. It was very hot.nonetheless, the boys had great fun playing with the waves at the shore. Inside the sactuary, the pictures speak for themselves: