点评:I feel so guilty for spending my money here - you may as well go to a zoo or aquarium where they do genuinely contribute to conservation.
I was expecting a natural cave with links to the sea. It is in fact an inland basin with no links to the sea, so the turtles have to be brought in. I’m told they are released every 2-3 months but it’s hard to believe that the turtles have become that accustomed to humans in such a short time.
It’s a tourist vanity hotspot with everyone posing to get a picture with the turtles and is immensely overcrowded; 40+ people in there at once. People are screaming as the turtles come near them, pushing them away, splashing around and running away - I can’t imagine the turtles are not stressed.
If they are released to the wild after 3 months I can’t imagine this has a great impact on their ability to hunt for themselves.
It was amazing to witness a turtle close up but I had a knot in my stomach the whole time and we left after 15 minutes having had enough.
I’m not saying this should be closed down as there is a place for it but it needs to be properly managed as a conservation project if this is what they are saying it is. It is clear this is about making as much money as quickly as possible with little control over the tourist who don’t respect the rules.
翻译:我真后悔把钱花在这里——还不如去动物园或水族馆看看,那里的海龟们真的在为保护工作做贡献。
我原本以为会是一个天然洞穴,可以通海。结果发现,这里其实是一个内陆盆地,没有通海,所以海龟必须被带进来。我听说它们每两三个月放生一次,但很难相信海龟们在这么短的时间内就适应了人类。
这里成了游客的虚荣心聚集地,每个人都摆出各种姿势和海龟合影,人满为患;里面一下子挤了40多人。海龟靠近时,人们会尖叫,推开它们,嬉戏打闹,然后四处逃散——我无法想象海龟们会不感到压力。
如果它们在三个月后被放归野外,我无法想象这会对它们自行捕猎的能力产生很大影响。
近距离观赏海龟真是太棒了,但我一直心头一阵绞痛,15分钟后我们就离开了,因为实在受不了了。
我不是说应该关闭这个景点,因为那里有地方可以容纳它,但如果他们真的这么说,那么它就需要作为一个保护项目得到妥善管理。很明显,他们这样做是为了尽快赚到尽可能多的钱,却对那些不遵守规则的游客几乎束手无策。