Probe into turtle carcasses in Sabah


Woeful sight: Dr Alin with some of the turtle carcasses found at Pulau Tiga.

KOTA KINABALU: State wildlife authorities are investigating the discovery of 60 decomposing turtle carcasses on a remote northern island here.

State Tourism, Culture and Envi­ronment Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said that Sabah Parks officials were probing the discovery by Universiti Malaysia Sabah academician Dr James Alin at Pulau Tiga, an island under the proposed Tun Mustapha marine park.

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