Turtle Conservation and Information Centre, Segari, Perak

The stone statue of a turtle in the centre

Do you know that turtle is an endangered species? People go for their eggs. In addition, sometimes, baby turtles do not survive in the sea as they get eaten up by their predators. :( Therefore, their numbers are diminishing in the world.

The entrance

Turtle Conservation and Information Centre at Pasir Panjang, Segari, Perak is one of the turtle sanctuaries in Malaysia.  

The compound of the centre

There was no admission fee or guided tour. So, we just walked in like everybody else. Many signboards in English and BM about the turtles were erected near the ponds. We only took photographs of them for our later reading as it was rather hot to stand in the sun and read. 

A gazebo is located in the compound

There were many families with kids there. Everyone was thrilled to see live turtles. We were too. There were different ponds for different ages of turtles. 

Turtle pond

This turtle is not camera shy as it likes to swim near the edge of pond to get its photo taken.

Turtles in line 

There was a different pond for the baby turtles. I found that the baby turtles' shells are quite dark or almost black. Do their colours lighten when they mature?

Are the baby turtles learning how to swim? 

The most important place was the hatchery which was not accessible to visitors (just in case, turtle eggs got stolen!). I read before that the adult turtles always come back to the same beach to lay their eggs. In order to help them remember, when the adult turtles are released to the sea, they are left a distance away on the beach. This is to help them recognise the beach. Then, they can make their way back to the same place to lay their eggs.

Hatching process of turtle eggs

The hatchery in the distance

It is definitely worth a visit as there are not many places in the west coast of Malaysia for you to see live turtles. 

Blue sky and blue sea....it is so relaxing.

How to get here:

We actually used Damai Laut's map. It is numbered as attraction no. 15 in the map. When we were driving along the Pantai Remis trunk road, we followed the signboards. It was not too difficult to find.

Visiting Hours:

Monday to Sunday : 10.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Friday                   : 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

It was also opened on a public holiday because we were there on Deepavali.

Visiting hours signboard at the entrance