PLEASE HELP

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Dear Friends

Greetings from the heart of Tanjung, I hope this note finds you well.

Green Turtle ?
Hawksbill Turtle ?
Both ?
Perhaps a Flatback Sea Turtle ?

On one of our recent market visits on Monday June 6, 2005, we came once again across a most unpleasant sight, a small barely 2 kg juvenile turtle. A first sight we thought it was a green turtle when looking at the overall appearance, but then when looking at the mouth it was clearly the shape of a hawksbill. Perhaps the photographs enclosed can reach someone in this wide world who is able to tell us what creature we have here. A cross between a green turtle and a hawksbill? is this possible?

We still have the turtle happily in a safe saltwater pool, if there is someone wanting to have a closer look at this interesting creature.

 

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Gangga Island Resort and Spa
On a recent visit to this spectacular beautiful island resort in Northern Sulawesi, where addicted divers claim to find some of the worlds best and most prestine diving sports within the Bunaken island archipelago. The reason for my visit were not turtles but the cuisine with its unmistakenly Thai influence.

During my stay I simply was astonished by the magic white powderlik beaches which surely must be perfect nesting beaches for turtles.

Subsequently I was totally delighted to find Mr. Gaspare the General Manager of this isolated ecoresort which instantly decided to launch an immediat turtle rescue program and within 12 hours we where able to free four small turtles kept by the neighboring villagers as pets.

The hotel team is now actively campaigning at the local schools to safe, rescue and nurture turtles and not to eat, trade or destroy this magnificent reptiles.

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If you ever have the desire for a quiet and yet fascinating holiday discovering the prestine underwaterworld of Northern Indonesia, then please do visite the following website for more information www.ganggaisland.com.

Once again I wish to thank the many friends around the globe for their encouraging support of our turtle rescue program.

Wishing you all the very best of health and everything else.

With best personal regards,

Heinz von Holzen


Bumbu Bali & Rumah Bali
Jl. Pratama Tanjung Benoa
P.O. Box. 132 Nusa Dua - Bali 80363 Indonesia
Office Phone : (62-361) 771256, Fax : (62-361) 771728
E-mail : info@balifoods.com Site: www.balifoods.com - www.indo-chef.com