Hello Pom Pom Lovers! We are very happy to host in our resort the Best Hatchery Practices Training organized by WWF Malaysia and Sabah Wildlife Department! The aim of the training is to improve the theoretical knowledge and practical skills of all the participants. We had very informative talks about sea turtle [...]
Our sea turtle hatchery is getting full again! On 2017, we have released 8430 Green and Hawksbill hatchlings into the turquoise water of the Celebes Sea, and right now we have 5 green and 2 hawksbill turtle nests ready to hatch in the next few weeks. Visit Pom Pom Island Resort and discover more [...]
To celebrate Earth Hour we switched off all the light in Pom Pom Island Resort! After the projection of "Before the Flood" documentary, the Earth Hour team (with the help of our guests) lighted more than 200 candles!! It was a special night! and ....surprisingly, some special guests, came out :) 31 hawksbill hatchling [...]
On the 10-11th Oct 2011, Pom Pom Island Resort attends the Coral Triangle Initiative Regional Business Forum (CTI-RBF) in Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur. CTI Regional Business Forum consist of 6 country; Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea. Among this, Pom Pom Island Resort been recognized as the part of CTI-RBF. On [...]
Rayner, our Dive Master at Pom Pom Island Resort, has been officially recognized after passing his exam earlier, as a Wildlife Warden. This gives him the power of arrest and he is able to make reports of harm to wildlife to the authorities. In conjunction with WWF, the Sabah Wildlife Department arranged a special presentation [...]
Yesterday evening, the turtle patrol came across another turtle laying eggs, this time a green turtle who laid 85 eggs. Our guests were lucky and were able to see the mother turtle return to the sea after laying her eggs. We look some measurements as we keep records for WWF and Sabah Wildlife Department. The [...]
Rayner Ignatius, one of our Dive Masters at Pom Pom Dive Centre has just returned from an intensive course to become qualified as an Honorary Wildlife Warden. This was held by Sabah Parks Wildlife Department and assisted by WWF. On the first day, he attended lectures regarding the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1977, conservation issues [...]
~Sally's Diary~ Sally went with the WWF to their training session on 28.Feb for learning to survey the sea grass at Mataking Island. Its very important part of our eco system which needs to be monitored, for without it, the turtles and many other life forms would suffer. We need the sea grass to be healthy [...]
~Sally's Diary~ On the 23rd of February, we hosted the WWF Adessium meeting on behalf of Gavin Jolis, the meeting was attended by Dato Panglima and his daugher, Nino Ho, WWF, Jan Versteegh WWF Netherlands, Ken Kassem, (WWF),Dr Arun Venkataraman, WWF Malaysia, Sharon Ng Lay Har, WWF Malaysia, Angela Lim Lee Hee, WWF Malaysia , [...]
~Sally's Diary~ Everyone at the Dive Centre and Resort is very excited about the visit from the WWF sponsors all the way from the Netherlands. They are coming here on the 23rd to inspect our hatchery, visit our snorkelling reefs and also listen to a talk by Gavin on turtle protection and other works that [...]
