2163.Sea turtles(龜) are considered a national treasure in Sri Lanka.(1)
,in recent years,the sea turtles have faced great challenges in their continued(2)
.Thousands of sea turtles are injured by fishing boats,people and even marine garbage. Growing up on the beach,Chamara Indika,35,saw it all.(3)
,he devoted himself to the protection of sea turtles as a volunteer.He gave his spare time to raise awareness of(4)
sea turtles and carried out sea turtle protection and rescue missions. Later,he decided that this was not a long-term(5)
"One person's abilities are very(6)
and I wanted more people to take part and make real changes, "said Indika. By chance,Jack Xiao,the founder of Chinese YIK International Volunteers(YIKTV),(7)
to Indika and offered his help to protect sea turtles. In 2016,Indika(8)
the Nil Manel Foundation,a local organisation which is also a member of ,to(9)
volunteer activities in Sri Lanka.Welcoming volunteers from all over the world to the island,the Nil Manel Foundation provides(10)
training and guidance to them,circulates knowledge of marine conservation,and carries out related activities.Volunteers can then work to(11)
their new knowledge to more people. At first,the volunteers' main job was to rescue and look after injured turtles and launch turtle conservation campaigns(12)
members then saw that turtle conservation couldn't stop there. For example,turtles leave eggs on beaches.People and animal s eat turtle eggs.So volunteers started a night patrol(巡邏) and moved eggs to a protection centre with(13)
cultivation(培育).It(14)
higher survival rates. As things stand now,their(15)
was correct.The survival rate of newborn turtles has reached new highs,and conservation awareness has also increased.Many volunteers now(16)
the use of straws(吸管) and plastic bags which cause many turtles to die(17)
"It made me feel that all my work had(18)
But it was not enough to rely on myself and the current volunteers.It would be important to pass this knowledge down to future generations," said Indika. As you know,great(19)
require persistence and hard work.Indika firmly believes that(20)