For six months of the year Pamalican Island is host to female green and hawksbill turtles as they lay their eggs. Amanpulo guests are invited to witness the astonishing spectacle as the hatchlings are released into the sea, under the protective watch of the World Wildlife Fund.


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A walk around the island’s white-sand beach will take about 1½ hours. There are also a number of bush paths and two modest hills to explore. At high tide, baby sharks chasing bait fish are sometimes seen in the shallows at Pamalican’s southern end.

White-breasted wood-swallows, kingfishers, black-naped orioles, sea eagles, egrets and two dozen other species make their seasonal home on the island and its surrounding shores.

Pamalican Island is a nesting site for green and hawksbill turtles. Every year, from March until October, female turtles come up onto the beach at night to lay their eggs. To assist in protecting this endangered species, WWF have trained Amanpulo staff to tag the turtles and monitor the laying process, before transferring eggs to the hatchery, located at the Windsurf Hut. Whenever baby turtles are hatching, Amanpulo guests are invited to watch their release into the sea.

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