Turtles making a comeback in Terengganu, says varsity


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 Mar 2017

A green turtle comes ashore to nest. - Filepic

DUNGUN: Beaches in Terengganu, including Rantau Abang here, used to see up to 10,000 leatherback turtle landings in the 1950s.

Rantau Abang was a lively place back then, crowded with visitors, but this declined when fewer than 50 turtle landings were sighted during the early 1990s.

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