Turtles released at Teluk Bahang beach under pilot conservation project

Toh (front row, centre) and the other officials releasing the turtles at the beach in Teluk Bahang, Penang.

SOME 30 juvenile Green Sea turtles (Chelonia midas) swam off into the sunset and towards life in the open seas at the Teluk Bahang beach in Penang.

The reptiles, aged between eight and 30 months, instinctively made their way down soft sands and slipped under breaking waves as a small crowd cheered them on.