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Kastam, Night Patrol to Protect Turtles

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Megandika Wicaksono
· 7 minutes read
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KOMPAS/MEGANDIKA WICAKSONO

Kastam

The unchecked poaching of turtle eggs on Java’s southern coast, for making into jamu (herbal tonics) and stamina boosters, had become a concern for Kastam, 48, and other residents of Jogosimo village in Klirong district, Kebumen regency, Central Java. Unwilling to sit back and allow the protected marine animals to go extinct, Kastam joined hands with fellow villagers to protect the turtles, forming the Ronda turtle patrol as a key to saving the reptilian species.

"In the past, turtles that cane up on land and were caught were of course killed and the meat was shared," Kastam, the Lekang Turtle Captive Breeding coordinator of the Gajah Gunung Tourism Group (Pokdarwis), said on Sunday (23/6/2019).

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