Just-hatched baby turtles placed in a pool at the Segari Conservation and Information Centre.
THE Perak government should expedite plans to gazette the turtle-landing site in Segari, Manjung as a protected area, environmentalists say.
Non-governmental organisation Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) field officer Meor Razak Meor Abdul Rahman said environmental groups have been pushing for the coastal area from Pantai Pasir Panjang to Tanjung Hantu – the main turtle-landing site in Perak – to be gazetted since 2013.
SAM, he said, has been organising activities such as beach cleaning, release of turtle hatchlings as well as planting of ambong-ambong (sea lettuce) saplings to create awareness of the site’s importance over the past eight years.
SAM calls for halt to proposed mining in Kuala Mukim Tembeling
thesundaily.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thesundaily.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SAM calls for a halt of proposed mining in Kuala Tembeling
msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Green Left this was probably just company spin.
“For now, we have managed to stop Lynas from dumping its toxic radioactive waste in Kuantan’s water catchment. However, for as long as the radioactive waste remains in Malaysia, we cannot let our guard down,” she said.
“The DOE website clearly states that Lynas EIA for the permanent waste dump proposal for Bukit Ketam has been rejected and now Lynas is spinning a new story, I guess to prevent its stock value from crashing.
“Under Lynas’ licence condition from 2018, the government should stop its operation to stop more toxic radioactive waste from being piled up further. However, it might be wishful thinking albeit a public and environmental health blessing if the government actually enforces the law on Lynas.”