WHO WE ARE

Our Story

The core team members of Kapas Turtles

Kapas Turtles is a small community-based project focusing on turtle conservation in Pulau Kapas. This group, of very enthusiastic volunteers from different backgrounds, was formed in 2021 to assist Pok Roni, who have been helping in saving sea turtles for the past 20 years. We, the team of KT, have taken this mission on as an act of personal, social and ecological responsibility to carry out a program to assist the survival of this endangered species.

Our Vision & Mission

Our vision is a future where sea turtles and local communities can thrive in the same environment. Our mission is to contribute to sea turtle conservation, by protecting sea turtles and their habitat around Kapas Island.

We want to prevent sea turtles from being exterminated, their nesting beaches from being polluted, and their marine habitats from being contaminated and destroyed by plastic waste and other pollution.

Human resource is essential for the project. Keeping an active group of interns and volunteers to patrol the beaches and help develop the program, is one of the challenges faced by the conservation project.

KCS Interns from 2021 contributed in field work and the writing of the sea turtles knowledge series
Interns from 2022, the Kapas Turtles internship pioneers

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world”

 Margaret Mead

On Behalf Of All The Sea Turtles & Future Generations That Will Benefit From Your Generosity,
We Thank You In Advance For Your Support