HERE comes another huge sea turtle shock. A massive count of 12,000 turtles were estimated to have been killed, judging from 9,000kg of dried meat seized in Kudat waters on Nov 29.
KOTA KINABALU: There is a need for Sabah Parks to work with eco-tourism operators to "guard" against sea turtle poachers within an isolated island in the Tun Mustapha Marine Park in northern Kudat district.
Kota Kinabalu: There is an urgent need for Sabah Parks to work with scuba diving operators to better guard the islands inside Tun Mustapha Marine Park from turtle poachers, said Prof. Dr James Alin.
KOTA KINABALU: About 360 adult turtles were killed, based on the 9,000kg of dried sea turtle meat seized by police during a raid, says turtle conservation expert Dr James Alin.
KOTA KINABALU: The 9,000kg of dried sea turtle meat seized by police would likely be from about 360 adult sea turtles, says conservationist Dr James Alin.