Six of the world's seven sea turtle species pass through this region — and some of Timor-Leste's beaches are nesting grounds.
Why this channel
What you will learn here
Nesting and hatchling seasons create high-value, low-impact tourism moments and a natural volunteering hook.
Four short filmed conversations with the people who know this subject first-hand are being produced for this page by Stays of Timor. Each is two to three minutes — honest, local, and recorded in Timor-Leste.
The interviews
Four conversations, four angles
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 1Which turtles, which beaches, which months
Species present, nesting calendar and the main sites.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 2Night patrol: how nest monitoring works
A working night with a monitoring team — tagging, measuring, recording.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 3From harvest to protection
Turtle meat and eggs as traditional food, and how communities are shifting.
🎥Interview coming soon
Interview 4Turtles on the reef: diving and etiquette
Encountering turtles underwater without stressing them.
In pictures
Nature & Wildlife
Reef line from the airSnorkellers in clear waterMangrove waterThe wild east
Photos: Ministry of Tourism & Environment, Timor-Leste
Part of the Timor Information Channels — 28 subjects, told by the people who know them. Produced by Stays of Timor.
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