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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.

MY visit to Mataking Reef Resort on Sept 26 opened a rare glimpse into the tourism dependent economics of Semporna.

SILO mindset and practices hurt. When Alex Yee started the turtle hatchery in Libaran Island in 2013 at the asking and technical inputs from the Wildlife Department, it turned out to be a silo operation, a lone vanguard in chase of a transcendental cause.    Reaching out to a village chief for support, he found not only rejection but also literally obstruction – a classic silo mindset. Reaching out to the Sandakan local authority to clear a kilometre long turtle nesting beach buried under a mountain of garbage, he was also rejected, another silo mindset.      One...

POOLING the interest and strength of everybody can do wonders. Pooling power works also in sea turtle conservation, even though turtles are not a preoccupation of the human race.

KOTA KINABALU: Walai Penyu Conservation Park in Sabah's east coast Libaran island is a way forward in conservation of turtles and empowering local communities, says Datuk Joniston Bangkuai.