Shopee removes turtle eggs listings on platform after users complain on social media


The Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia under the handle TCSMsia posted a screenshot of a turtle eggs listing on Shopee which offered the eggs for RM7.90 apiece. — CHESTER CHIN/The Star

Online shopping platform Shopee has removed a listing for turtle eggs on its platform after complaints were raised by users on social media.

In a statement posted on Twitter today (May 14), Shopee said it has also banned the seller and blacklisted turtle eggs on its platform.

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