Penang turtle conservation centre scores a first


GEORGE TOWN: The 23-year-old turtle conservation centre in Penang has scored a first, hatching its first batch of Olive Ridley turtle eggs.

The 39 hatchlings were from a batch of 65 eggs collected in Sungai Batu, at the south-eastern tip of the island, in mid-February.

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