Archive for June, 2008
4th Terrapin Independence Day in Setiu
88 river terrapins were released today at 9 am in Tebing Pasir Penarik in our simple but meaningful 4th Terrapin Independence Day.
400 river terrapins released today
We released over 400 one and two year old river terrapins into the Dungun River today. These terrapins have been raised in the university’s Terrapin Head Starting Facility and the result of our two year (2006-2007) collaboration with the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP).
Turtle team: Not all river terrapins snagged in nets died
The Turtle Research Rehabilitation Group of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (TRRG) has set free river terrapins caught in fishermen’s nets on numerous occasions. Project leader Professor Chan Eng Heng said that not all of the endangered reptiles were found dead as reported on June 8, as some of the trapped animals were rescued and released.
Terrapins killed in fishing nets
The river terrapins in Setiu river here have a tireless protector in Turtle Research Rehabilitation Group’s (TRRG) project leader, Professor Chan Eng Heng. But she lamented that whenever she took a tour along the river on her research stints, the endangered reptiles were found lifeless after being caught in fishermen’s nets.
Sweet labour with 16 landings in a night
Slot J volunteers have just returned with exuberant stories to tell. 16 landings in one of their nights, hawksbill nesting at 3 pm, the return of Little Princess to lay her 4th nest and to top it all, they have come away with the maximum number of nests so far for their one week in Chagar Hutang.
Orchestrating three activities in a day
That was what happened on the 2nd of June An orchestration of three events made possible with the assistance of Fong and Nurul who helped receive our visitors from KL and brought them to the terrapin release site in Penarik.
