IN 2019, the Terengganu government grimly declared their Leatherback turtle had gone extinct from Rantau Abang. A sad West Malaysian failure to keep this great ancient gift that had existed in its present near-tonne form since the days of the dinosaurs.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Six passengers of a wooden-hulled boat that sank off Baguan Island waters in Tawi Tawi were rescued by the Philippine Marines on Thursday, July 7. The report was relayed by the Naval Forces Western Mindanao which said that the boat left Tabawan, South Ubian for Taganak Island on Ju
May 26, 2021 THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Zamboanga Peninsula has turned over to the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Menre-Barmm) the administration and management of Turtle Islands Wildlife Sanctuary (TIWS) in the province of Tawi-Tawi.
The symbolic turn-over was held on Sunday, May 23, in Baguan Island, Turtle Island town, where DENR-Zamboanga Peninsula Executive Director Crisanta Marlene Rodriguez, as Protected Area Management Board chairperson, handed over to Menre-Barmm Forest Management Services Director Abdul-Jalil Umngan.
Turtle Islands is globally recognized as the most important nesting ground for the endangered Green Sea Turtle and the critically endangered Hawksbill Turtle.