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It was an unusual discovery for a turtle conservation team at Terengganu’s Tanjong Jara resort when they found a two-headed green sea turtle hatchling at one of its project sites

A two-headed green sea turtle hatchling was found by the Lang Tengah Turtle Watch in Tanjong Jara Resort, Dungun last Tuesday.

KUALA TERENGGANU (BERNAMA) – A group of volunteers from Lang Tengah Turtle Watch (LTTW) made an amazing discovery when they found a newly-hatched dicephalic green sea turtle at a nesting site in Tanjong Jara Resort, Dungun. LTTW site manager Abidah Zaaba said that in the beginning when they saw the hatchling trying to push through […]

The #BringOurTurtlesBack campaign aims to raise RM150,000 for conservation efforts that include hatchery research, education programmes and habitat monitoring.

The pine-scented Troodos Mountains and turtle-nesting beaches of the Akamas Peninsula are a timeless antidote to the island’s sun-kissed resorts.

Fifty-two disoriented baby sea turtles were treated this week at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

THERE’S nothing unusual when you step into Adi Dongker’s stall. Located near an art market in the sleepy hamlet of Sukawati – 30 minutes from the Denpasar city centre – the eatery is typically thronged with excited foodies.

Sea turtles are crucial for a healthy marine ecosystem, though they face risks of being endangered due to human activities, comprising unselective fisheries, ...

From the editorial: "'The nesting season is a really tough time to be a turtle mother'."

Researchers, conservationists and environmental engineers are increasingly using drones instead of lower-resolution satellite photos, slower land surveying equipment, and costly and often unavailable manned aircraft services.