Angela Hijjas and Hijjas Kasturi have constructed a new resort hotel, The Kasturi, at Pantai Chendor, Pahang, north of Cherating on the East Coast of Peninsula Malaysia. They have also opened a hatchery for endangered marine turtles on the beach site, buying turtle eggs from locals (mostly Green Turtles, Chelonia mydas), incubating them until they hatch, and releasing the hatchlings into the sea. An estimated 1 in 1,000 hatchlings will reach maturity, when the females will return to this beach to lay their own eggs.

If you have inquiries about visiting the hatchery or turtle release season, please contact Along who runs it – via her Facebook or by phone at +6017 223 3359. You can also contact her via the official Rimbun Dahan Turtle Hatchery Facebook page and join the Rimbun Dahan Turtle Hatchery Support Group, also on Facebook.

Hatchery News

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  Bumper Egg-Laying Season Calls for More BuyingMay,2016

  We need money to keep saving turtles! This month has seen massive green turtle landings on the East Coast, and we don't have enough money to save all the eggs. Unsaved eggs go to the local markets and are eaten. The market rate is RM2.50 an egg -- and every egg has ...

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  First Turtle Hatchery Season at ChendorOct,2014

  Pak Su of the Geliga Hatchery is keeping a watchful eye on our hatchery at Chendor Beach, at the northern tip of Cherating in Pahang. Rimbun Dahan is building a small "eco" resort on the beach and the first thing that's operational is the hatchery for mostly Green Turtles. This egg-laying ...