Carcass of endangered turtle found tied to rock


  • Nation
  • Friday, 23 Jun 2017

Picture credit to Mohd Forzi Zahari

PETALING JAYA: A group of divers on an excursion in Pulau Bidong on Wednesday stumbled upon a devastating sight – the carcass of a critically endangered hawksbill turtle tied to a rock.  

The dead turtle was discovered by the group of nine divers in Terengganu's Underwater Gallery in Pulau Bidong.  

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