Date: 1 April 2009
By: Sean Augustin
Source: The New Straits Times

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Sungai Setiu has a “good” number of river and painted terrapins five years after no juveniles were recorded in the river. The “Mark, Release and Recapture” programme, which began in late January, revealed a significant juvenile terrapin population in the river. The programme, run by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s Turtle Research and Rehabilitation Group, saw participating fishermen catch 34 painted terrapins and 20 river terrapins.

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