Turtles found dead at beach where oil slick spotted


Sad sight: Herman with his son Basri, eight, looking at the carcass of one of the green turtles found dead on the beach in Kampong Sungai Ular.

KUANTAN: Four green turtles or penyu agar (Chelonia mydas) were found dead by the beach in Kampung Sungai Ular here.

The carcasses were found scattered on the beach where an oil spill occurred last week.

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