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Turtle season

A sea turtle season to remember

A lot has happened since the last blog post. And I mean A LOT. So where to begin? I'll probably try to tell our story about the 2022 turtle nesting season in chronological order, even though I might forget a few things. Let's start with July! Earlier in June, Melvin and me decided to double… Continue reading A sea turtle season to remember

Our new MEMANTA sign!
Off season

Let the fun begin!

Slowly MEMANTA is turning into what we've imagined it to be over all these years. With more and more interns coming from overseas, the occasional tourist stopping by and exciting projects being realized, we are growing and improving every single month.Here's all the updates you need to know! THE SEA TURTLE SEASON CAME TO AN… Continue reading Let the fun begin!

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Turtle season

Magical moments on the beach

Hey... it's been quite some time. But the good news is: It's not that there hasn't been anything to tell. I haven't written for so long because I just couldn't find the time and tranquility as we've been so overwhelmed by this years' turtle season. Here are all the details: The official MEMANTA hatchery is… Continue reading Magical moments on the beach

Turtle season

Happy lonely times

Timing couldn't have been more unfortunate when a global crisis halted international travel for many months to come, just about when we were opening our doors. But I'm not going to cry to you about the severe state we're all in - I'm here to tell you all the good news that happened this year.… Continue reading Happy lonely times

nighttime action
Turtle season

Hundreds of turtles – Zero volunteers

A really slow start When we started our publicity for this years' volunteer program and received the first messages in February, noone thought that one single person eating a wild animal in China would change the world so dramatically... and maybe forever. We actually had our first volunteer reservations for June and August when the… Continue reading Hundreds of turtles – Zero volunteers