EssCom concerned over killing of turtles

Left to rot: Dried turtle carcass with carapace intact found at Pulau Tiga, Sabah.

KOTA KINABALU: The Eastern Sabah Security Command (EssCom) has expressed concern over a recent claim of mass killing of sea turtles at Pulau Tiga, off Kudat in northern Sabah.

Its corporate communications head Newmond Tibin said EssCom and the Malaysian Maritime Enforce­ment Agency (MMEA) jointly carried out two interdictions (a security initiative) against potential turtle poachers off Banggi island on Sept 2 and Dec 7 last year.