Teetering on brink of extinction


Adult river terrapins huddling in a corner of a pool at the River Terrapin Conservation Centre in Bota Kanan, Perak. — Photos: Bernama

A small head peeks out, its beady eyes staring at the humans interrupting its day.

“It’s kinda cute,” Friends of Nature (SAM) field officer Meor Razak Meor Abd Rahman told Bernama as he held the baby terrapin in his palm.

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