Bernama 10 Jan 12;
KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- A number of foreign tourists from countries like England, Australia, German and the United States have shown interest to volunteer in the state's turtle conservation programme.
Terengganu Fisheries director Zakaria Ismail said among the activities that volunteers could participate in were monitoring the beach, assisting to bury the turtle eggs for incubation and checking the nests.
"The number of foreign tourists eager to volunteer increases every year," he said when contacted by Bernama here today.
According to Zakaria, the department encourages and readily accepts such participation from foreign and domestic tourists alike as it would also directly show the world that Terrengganu, and Malaysia in general, is concerned and committed to conserving the habitat.
In another development, he said the department managed to produce more than 86,000 turtle hatchlings through its hatching programme between 1996 and 2010.
-- BENAMA
