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Kota Kinabalu: WWF-Malaysia Marine Species Strategy Manager Gavin Jolis said poverty, limited educational options, and relying on natural resources for a living can make it hard for people to get involved in sea turtle conservation activities.

Kota Kinabalu: Sea turtles and their habitats in Sabah is significantly impacted by climate change and the rising sea levels, according to WWF-Malaysia Marine Species Strategy Manager Gavin Jolis.

THIS comes as a gladdening surprise. Mataking Reef Resort last week expanded its turtle hatchery by 12’ x 27’, contrary to the troubling trend of population decline reported around the globe.

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.