Mincau Island Conservation
Mincau is a small uninhabited island off the coast of Simeulue. Typical of the smaller outlaying islands around Simeulue, it consists of white sand beaches and pristine primary rainforest habitat.
Through baseline surveys, we have detected regular use of the islands beaches by nesting turtles. Like Bangkaru Island, Mincau suffers from turtle egg poaching, with locals often camping on the island in makeshift shelters and poaching the eggs in the night and early morning.
We are currently in the process of setting up ranger turtle conservation programs in these locations. Much like the program on Bangkaru, these will involve employing local rangers to patrol the island to eradicate poaching. You will assist in our scoping and initial baseline surveys, in order to gain an understanding of the islands turtle numbers and level of poaching threat.
