Turtles - What Do You Know? (Reimbursed facts)

These are some questions to reflect on how much you actually knew and bother to know about sea turtles all along. Answer as much as you could and you'll be surprised with the facts that would surface in the next post. Good Luck!!

All About Turtles

Baby leatherback making its way to the rough sea.
Source : National Geographic

1. Do you know that throughout the world, there are 7 species of turtles?
2. Do you know that there are up to four species of turtles found in Peninsular Malaysia and also Sabah & Sarawak?
3. Do you know that one of the species, the leatherback turtles are actually on the verge of extinction?
4. Do you know that the other three species of turtles found in M'sia are threatened?
5. Do you know that turtles eggs are stolen from nests because there are people who eats it?
6. Do you know that you play a major role in helping to save the turtle eggs from being poached?
7. Do you know that you can actually help to prevent the catastrophe from worsening?
8. Do you know that Malaysia have got its own turtle sanctuaries?
9. Do you know that you can volunteer at the turtle sanctuaries and do your bit to help?

These magnificent reptiles had been sharing ancestral forms with dinosaurs since 150 million years ago. Their remarkable surviving skills had enabled them to inhabit the Indo-Pacific regions around the globe up to the modern age.

However, their continuous existence are threatened by activities provoked by man. Nowadays, the Rantau Abang in Terengganu which happened to be famous for turtle watching (precisely, giant leatherbacks) have been left deserted and resorts at the beach area came to a halt.


The industry died. What actually happened?

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