Fish traps posing threat to T'ganu's river terrapins, says NGO


Photo courtesy of Turtle Conservation Society

PETALING JAYA: Fish traps, whether active or discarded ones, are posing a threat to Terengganu's river terrapin population, in particular the Southern River Terrapin (Batagur affinis), says the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS).

TCS co-founder and executive director Dr Chen Pelf Nyok said the latest finding was on Sunday (Aug 24), where a subadult terrapin, estimated to be around 12 to 15 years old, was found in a fish trap in Sungai Kemaman by a local fisherman.

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