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.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 9 has turned over the protection, administration, and conservation of marine turtles in Tawi-Tawi to the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
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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.