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Environment 7 years ago

Entrusting fate of turtles to millennials

Sungai Belacan Beach is part of the 63-kilometer long Paloh Beach in Sambas regency, West Kalimantan. It is the longest beach for nesting sea turtles.

News 7 years ago

Ecotourism to help turtle conservation efforts in Kalimantan

Paloh beach, located at the border of Indonesia and Malaysia, is the country’s longest turtle-nesting site.

Environment 7 years ago

Over 300 endangered turtles hatch in Singapore

More than 300 hawksbill turtles have hatched on beaches in Singapore this month and been released into the sea, in a boost for the critically endangered creatures.

SE Asia 7 years ago

Thai turtle's plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis

Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the crisis of waste-strewn seas following the widely publicised death of a whale this month.

Environment 7 years ago

Indonesia, home to six rare turtle species

Turtles need to be protected as they are an important part of the ocean ecosystem, contributing to the health of the ocean.

Environment 7 years ago

Punk, butt-breathing turtle joins unlucky club

Boasting a green, punk hairdo and the unusual ability to breathe through its backside, an Australian turtle has become the latest creature to join the "EDGE of Existence" list of endangered species.

Opinion 7 years ago

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Flagship species for conservation: Manta rays, leatherback turtles

Marine Megafauna Foundation (MMF) and University of Papua (UNIPA) have started a collaborative research program on two “flagship” species of marine megafauna — manta rays and leatherback turtles.

National 8 years ago

Robbers steal turtle eggs from conservation area

A group of robbers broke into a turtle egg hatchery on Sangalaki Island, Berau, East Kalimantan, and took a number of eggs.

Environment 8 years ago

On trail of returning turtles

The 63 kilometer beach at the northern tip of West Kalimantan has been witnessing the emergence of thousands of turtles of succeeding generations.

Environment 8 years ago

Sea turtles' sad fate: from restaurant menus to plastic 'soup'

Gently, Kenzo the sea turtle is lowered onto a beach where a scattering of bottle caps, candy wrappers, yoghurt cups and discarded flipflops scar an otherwise idyllic setting.

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turtle

Entrusting fate of turtles to millennials

Ecotourism to help turtle conservation efforts in Kalimantan

Over 300 endangered turtles hatch in Singapore

Thai turtle's plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis

Indonesia, home to six rare turtle species

Punk, butt-breathing turtle joins unlucky club

PREMIUM Flagship species for conservation: Manta rays, leatherback turtles

Robbers steal turtle eggs from conservation area

On trail of returning turtles

Sea turtles' sad fate: from restaurant menus to plastic 'soup'

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Your Opinion Matters

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Flagship species for conservation: Manta rays, leatherback turtles