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Saving Terrapins: Annual Release and Conservation Efforts in Malaysia

Dr Chen Pelf Nyok, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS)

18-Sep-24 15:00

Saving Terrapins: Annual Release and Conservation Efforts in Malaysia

The Annual Terrapin Release, a significant and joyous event for Malaysia's terrapin conservation efforts, is happening soon. Organised and spearheaded by the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia, the event is held annually on the first Saturday of October, and is the climax of the Kemaman River Terrapin Conservation Project, a community-based project that has saved more than 9700 terrapin eggs from human consumption, and released more than 5000 head-started terrapins into the Kemaman River. Dr Chen Pelf Nyok, the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia, joins us to share more about the significance of releasing these critically endangered species back into the wild, the challenges terrapins face, and how TCS is working to protect their fragile ecosystems. 


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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs


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Tags:  Kemaman River Terrapin Conservation Projectterrapin release programmethe bigger pictureearth mattersriver terrapinsturtle conservation society of malaysiahabitat conservationhabitat lossbiodiversity conservation





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