We have started on this ambitous project of surveying eight rivers in Terengganu for the presence of river terrapins, access their major threats and look into the possibility of initiating egg protection programs in the rivers.
23rd July in TCC@Mangkok had been pre-arranged with River Foo of WWF. He had some high-ranking officials from the Government of Pakistan and WWF-Pakistan and would like to have them visit TCC as well.
Finally... Our Mini Turtle Museum has been launched, as well as the Bahasa Malaysia version of our book "Little Turtle Messenger."
As I took the 50 km drive from Mangkok back to KT early this morning to take delivery of the books, I felt like I was dreaming. The book has been incubating in my mind for more than 10 years before I finally found an artist to do the artwork.
We are pleased to announce that "Little Turtle Messenger," a kiddies' book written by Chan Eng Heng and illustrated by Tan Yi Sin is now in press and expected to be released by the end of June 2010.
Our First World Turtle Day at TCC was celebrated yesterday in honour of all the children at Mangkuk Village in Setiu.