Pets released into the wild may be invasive species that cause biodiversity loss


Photos By ARNOLD LOH
This hard-to-reach ex-mining lake in Perak is teeming with native fish species like tiger barbs.

Turtles can be cute – but dangerous, too.

Someone released baby red-eared slider turtles into the small lily pond at the entrance of Penang Botanic Gardens recently. They were pretty little creatures but they were doomed from the start and their freedom did not last.

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