Turtle Hatchery Ahungalla

There are various sea turtle hatcheries and it’s possible to visit them. Local fishermen collect the eggs and bring them to these hatcheries where they are looked after until they’ve hatched. This massively increases the number of sea turtles born in Sri Lanka because they’re otherwise taken by predators.

There is a Sea Turtle Conservation in Sri Lanka At the centre eggs from five varieties of turtles are re-buried to protect them from danger.
Leatherback, Green, Hawksbill, loggerhead and Olive Ridley are all labelled and dated to show the incubation period and once hatched, transferred to one of the pools and released into the sea as soon as they are ready.