It takes 6 hours by boat from Simeulue Island to reach Bangkaru Island. This place is important because it is the largest turtle nesting site and the last remaining primary rainforest island in Western Indonesia. 4 rangers from HAkA are there everyday to help protect the site.
Their role is major as they patrol the beaches to deter poachers, and they also collect data on the turtles. Even though there are no humans living there, the little piece of land is not spared from plastic pollution. Part of the rangers’ job is also to reduce the amount of trash on the beaches, because this can deter turtles from nesting there or block the hatchlings on their way to the ocean. Every morning and every night, rangers cross the thick rainforest from the basecamp and come patrol on the main beach.
