‘Futile to re-hatch seized turtle eggs’


KOTA KINABALU: Trying to re-hatch some 2,600 turtle eggs recently seized during an operation in Sandakan will be futile, said experts.

Marine biologist Ric Owen said this was because turtle eggs were very sensitive and fragile.

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