BESUT: A special workshop will be held in October to unveil the mystery of the “missing” two turtle species that have not landed on the Terengganu beaches over the last few years.
State Fisheries director Zawawi Ali said Terengganu beaches were once popular landing spots for four of the seven species of turtles in the world namely the Leatherback, Olive Ridley, Hawksbill and Green sea turtles.
“We are worried because the Leatherback and Olive Ridley turtles have not come ashore to lay their eggs for quite some time now.
“The workshop will collect various data to be analysed by experts from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Turtle and Marine Ecosystem Centre, WWF-Malaysia and parties involved with turtle conservation to find solutions to the problem and make sure that the two species will come back to Terengganu.” – Bernama
