Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. Before releasing them onto the beach, Eimir, one of the Selingan rangers, shows a group of tourists the newborn baby turtles that have just hatched in the incubation area. Photograph by Gilles Auroux / Collectif DR. Malaisie, ile de Selingan, 2026-06-14. Avant…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. On Selingan Island, a chart tracks the number of turtle nests laid each day. Data from recent years indicate that a population of approximately 1,200 nesting females frequent the Turtle Islands archipelago, and on Selingan alone, between 6,000 and 8,000 nests a…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. On Selingan Island, an incubation area is used to relocate turtle nests to protect them from predators and natural disturbances. Photograph by Gilles Auroux / Collectif DR. Malaisie, ile de Selingan, 2026-06-14. Sur l'ile de Selingan, une zone d'incubation per…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. In front of a group of tourists, Eimir, a ranger at Selingan island, is measuring a turtle who came on the each in order to lay eggs. With 50 visitors per day, this ecotouristic program is far from mass tourism, but it allows the funding of the conservation pro…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. A turtle is laying eggs in front of a group of tourists at Selingan island.. The team of rangers deliberately limits the impact of this activity: only one single turtle is disturbed, and only once laying process is almost complete. Photograph by Gilles Auroux /…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. Eimir, one of the rangers on Selingan Island, patrols the beach night after night to look for female turtles coming ashore for nesting. Photograph by Gilles Auroux / Collectif DR. Malaisie, ile de Selingan, 2026-06-14. Eimir, un des rangers de l'ile de Selinga…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. Eimir, a ranger at Selingan island, is collecting eggs from a turtle who came on the each for nesting. Photograph by Gilles Auroux / Collectif DR. Malaisie, ile de Selingan, 2026-06-14. Eimir, un des rangers de l'ile de Selingan, collecte les oeufs d'une tortu…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. Eimir, a ranger at Selingan island, is banding a turtle who came on the each in order to lay eggs. Such scientific data allow to better understand turtle populations and migration paths. Photograph by Gilles Auroux / Collectif DR. Malaisie, ile de Selingan, 20…

Malaysia, Selingan island, 2026-06-14. Eimir, a ranger at Selingan island, is transferring newly collected turtle eggs to a new nest in the hatchery where they will be protected from predation and natural perturbations. Photograph by Gilles Auroux / Collectif DR. Malaisie, ile de Selingan, 2026-06-…