Sand mining operations at Tebing Pasir Penarik, here, will not affect the area designated for the nesting site of river terrapins, said State Agriculture and Regional Development committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jidin Shafee.
Fifty river terrapins were released into the Setiu River during the third annual Terrapin Independence Day ceremony.
Efforts to conserve river terrapins, which have been categorised as among the top 25 most endangered species in the world, are showing signs of success.