The Sungai Setiu has a “good” number of river and painted terrapins five years after no juveniles were recorded in the river.
Date: 28 March 2009
By: Sulur Bidai
Source: Utusan Melayu
Malaysia is the last stronghold in the world when it comes to the conservation of painted and river terrapins.
The Year of the Ox has brought a lot of luck for a turtle volunteer programme here or maybe showered it with a bit too much fortune!
We have been “blogspotted” by the Malay Mail.
Nine resorts have joined the campaign against the consumption of turtle and terrapin eggs, bringing the total number of participants to 11.