Infrastructure at turtle sanctuaries will be improved

The Star 21 Feb 10;

KUALA TERENGGANU: The Turtle Sanctuary Advisory Board will improve infrastructure at turtle sanctuary centres to encourage hatching of turtle eggs.

Its chairman Datuk Mazlan Ngah said this was necessary to prevent the turtles from becoming extinct.

"We fear that this will happen if man continues to kill and consume the turtles," Mazlan who is also Terengganu State Secretary told Bernama here Sunday.

The five turtle sanctuaries in Terengganu are at Pulau Perhentian, Rantau Abang, Dungun, Ma'daerah and Kemaman.

He hoped that the improved infrastructure would increase the turtle population particularly the leatherback as only one had landed to lay eggs at Rantau Abang last year. - Bernama