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Dolphin's Survey on Padang Galak

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On Friday morning (14/01/22), Westerlaken Foundation/Yayasan Bali Bersih conducted a survey on Padang Galak Beach regarding 4 dolphins which were stranded the previous day. That morning we saw no sign of the dolphins. According to Nyoman, the owner of a shop on the beach, since 6 Am in the morning when they started opening their shop, the four dolphins were nowhere to be seen. To make sure, we walked along the shoreline to look for any possibility that the dolphins had washed ashore, but along the shore there was no proof of the thought.

In the afternoon, using a local boat from a group of fishermen at Matahari Terbit Beach, we left to conduct a survey by sea in the waters around the coast along the waters of Padang Galak (Rangkan to Mertasari beach) for about 32 km, with no signs of the dolphins. We hope that the Risso’s dolphins have swam to deeper water and returned to their natural habitat.

Looking back at the incident on Padang Galak Beach, Thursday (13/01), we feel how important it is to increase cooperation and unify the vision of marine animal/ mammal observers and the government in Bali. Understanding and equating procedures/protocols and actions to be taken in similar events in the future is paramount.


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The Stop Orphanages Campaign is an initiative spearheaded by Westerlaken Foundation and Yayasan Bali Bersih. Its primary objective is to combat the exploitation of children and the use of orphanages as a means of personal gain, and children as a marketing tool. While we acknowledge that there are Child Welfare Institutions (LKSA) in Indonesia that genuinely prioritize the well-being of children, extensive research reveals that a majority of orphanages in Bali, Indonesia operate in violation of the National Standard for Child Welfare Institutions (30/HUK/2011). This standard explicitly prohibits the institutionalization of children based on poverty or limited access to education, as well as emphasizes the importance of empowering families and preventing the recruitment of children into orphanages.


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