Green sea turtle found dead on waters off Bayan Lepas


GEORGE TOWN: A green sea turtle, known locally as penyu agar, was found dead at a beach near Gertak Sanggul here on Monday (April 13).

The Penang Fisheries Department, in a statement, said it received a report on the stranded carcass in waters off Gertak Sanggul, Bayan Lepas, before a team from its Conservation and Fisheries Protection branch was dispatched to the scene.

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