Tortoise Conservatory in Ujung Genteng
- Pengumbahan Beach
Ujung Genteng Conservatory lies in 70 km South part of Sukabumi, West Java Province, Indonesia. Or about 250 km from Jakarta (the capital of Indonesia).
Ujung Genteng is a coastal area which is the part of South Beach of West Java.
One of the famous beach here is Pengumbahan Beach.
Pengumbahan Beach is known for it’s white sandy beach, and here, a conservatory of Tortoise – with about 110 hectares wide – is made.
Tortoise which conserved here is the Green Tortoise (Chelonia mydas).
Pengumbahan Beach is most visited in August to March, a time where these Tortoise go for egg. Tortoise commonly eggs at midnight. The local society will usually help the process by guiding the location around it. Tortoise eggs are shaped in a golf ball, and have a high protein in it.
- Chelonia mydas or The Green Tortoise
In order to preserve the existence of the Green Tortoise, the local government has revised the regulation toward Tortoise eggs trading.
