WWF: Ban selling and eating of turtle eggs


Easily available: Sabah turtle eggs being sold at a market in Terengganu. WWF has called for a nationwide ban on the consumption of turtle eggs following rampant smuggling in several states.

KOTA KINABALU: Selling or eating turtle eggs should be banned nationwide, not just in Sabah and Sarawak, said the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

The conservation body made this call once again following the rampant smuggling of turtle eggs in several states.

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