Terengganu plans to buy turtle eggs to boost population

A leatherback turtle. The species has not landed in Terengganu for a long time. — Filepic

DUNGUN: The Terengganu Fisheries Department has proposed to buy leatherback sea turtle eggs from overseas for incubation and release into its waters to increase the population of this species in the state.

Department director Zawawi Ali said the turtle eggs could be obtained from Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.