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National 5 years ago

Police thwart attempt to smuggle over 9,000 sea turtle eggs to West Kalimantan

West Kalimantan Water Police law enforcement head Comr. Husni Ramli said officers had named one suspect in the incident, a 40 year-old man identified only as BY.

National 5 years ago

Endangered leatherback turtle found dead near Maluku village

A leatherback sea turtle was found dead off the coast of Asilulu village in Central Maluku regency, Maluku, on Saturday morning.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Turtles get boost as Malaysian state to ban egg trade

A Malaysian state that is a major nesting site for turtles will ban the trade in their eggs, authorities said Thursday, in a boost for the threatened creatures.

Environment 5 years ago

Cambodian conservationists hopeful for revival of rare royal turtle

Conservationists in Cambodia are celebrating the hatching of more critically endangered turtles in recent months than the past three years combined, owing to a preservation drive and a halt on sand-dredging.

Business 6 years ago

Snakes, turtles from China among live animal imports that Indonesia will soon ban

Live reptiles made up the majority of 19.4 tons of live animal imports from China to Indonesia last year, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

National 6 years ago

PREMIUM
Residents reject Bengkulu power plant after turtles die

Residents of Baai Island in Bengkulu and environmental groups continue to push the government to halt the operation of the controversial Sepang Bay coal-fired power plant, saying it has diminished biodiversity in the area.

National 6 years ago

Rising sea temperatures blamed for killing turtles in Bengkulu

A total of 25 dead turtles found in the waters of Sepang Bay in Bengkulu, with the latest discovered on Friday, may possibly have been killed by rising sea temperatures, an expert has said.

National 6 years ago

Hunted for its meat, 213-kg leatherback turtle slaughtered in North Sumatra

The turtle, which weighed 213 kilograms and was 2.13 meters long, was reportedly caught and killed by a local resident when it was about to lay eggs on nearby Binasi Beach.

National 6 years ago

10 dead turtles over 2 months in Bengkulu, some found near power plant

“This phenomenon, according to fishermen, has never happened before,” the Kanopi Bengkulu ecology protection foundation said.

National 6 years ago

Five sea turtles found dead within two weeks near coal-fired power plant in Bengkulu

An ecology protection foundation suspected the waste disposed by a coal-fired power plant had caused the deaths of the protected sea turtles.

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Police thwart attempt to smuggle over 9,000 sea turtle eggs to West Kalimantan

Endangered leatherback turtle found dead near Maluku village

Turtles get boost as Malaysian state to ban egg trade

Cambodian conservationists hopeful for revival of rare royal turtle

Snakes, turtles from China among live animal imports that Indonesia will soon ban

PREMIUM Residents reject Bengkulu power plant after turtles die

Rising sea temperatures blamed for killing turtles in Bengkulu

Hunted for its meat, 213-kg leatherback turtle slaughtered in North Sumatra

10 dead turtles over 2 months in Bengkulu, some found near power plant

Five sea turtles found dead within two weeks near coal-fired power plant in Bengkulu

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Residents reject Bengkulu power plant after turtles die