Nine resorts have joined the campaign against the consumption of turtle and terrapin eggs, bringing the total number of participants to 11.
I think the title aptly describes the recent road trip we took to the PERHILITAN Terrapin Conservation Centres in Bota Kanan (Perak) and Bukit Pinang (Kedah), then southwards to Aquaria KLCC before heading back to Kuala Terengganu.
The green turtles carefully threaded their way down the beach before racing out to sea. Some were a little disoriented but not surprising, since it was their first experience in open waters.
The state government has gazetted a one-kilometre buffer zone from the shore to sea on Redang Island to protect turtle-nesting areas.
12 two-year old green turtles that have been raised in Aquaria KLCC were flown direct from Subang to Redang Island, courtesy of Berjaya Air for release at Chagar Hutang beach, their birthplace.
June has kept us busy with river and painted terrapin releases. A total of almost 500 river terrapins and 70 painted terrapins were released into the Setiu and Dungun Rivers in three separate events.