Saving Our River Terrapins One Egg At A Time

Dr Chen Pelf Nyok, Co-founder & President, Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia

22-Sep-23 15:00

Saving Our River Terrapins One Egg At A Time

Pause
Embed

For more than a decade, Dr Chen Pelf Nyok has been tirelessly working to conserve and protect our river terrapins, which have been declared as critically endangered. Based in Kemaman, Terengganu, she co-founded the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia, where she and her team work with the local community to help restore the wild populations of turtles, particularly freshwater turtles. Ahead of their annual terrapin release day in October, she joins us to dive back into her journey in terrapin conservation and what she hopes to see for the future of these unique creatures.

Produced by: Lim Sue Ann

Presented by: Lim Sue Ann

This and more than 60,000 other podcasts in your hand. Download the all new BFM mobile app.

Categories: environment

Tags: Kemaman, painted terrapins, turtles, tuntung, river terrapins, endangered species, terrenganu, tortoise, marine biology,

Today’s Shows

11:00 AM

Best of Enterprise

(REPEAT) Sharmini Ann Jacob from KPMG Malaysia talks about turning national workforce priorities into real organisational capability, in the age of AI.

12:00 PM

Just For Kicks

(REPEAT) We look back at the semi final matches of the Carabao Cup that saw Arsenal and Man City booking their places in the final, and look ahead to Matchweek 25 of the EPL!

1:00 PM

A Bit of Culture

(REPEAT) Kam, Zan Azlee and Hafiz Noor Shams sit down together to talk about EPF retirement fund, James Brooke and the collapsing prestige of the west.

2:00 PM

Ringgit & Sense

(REPEAT) Ian Wong, Founder & CEO of Uno Advisers and licensed financial planner, shares the financial mistakes you don’t want to make in 2026.

2:30 PM

The Property Show

(REPEAT) Dr. Tan Loke Mun, Principal of DrTanLM Architect, assesses KL's River of Life project 15 years on.

3:00 PM

Best of The Bigger Picture

(REPEAT) What do the Epstein files teach us about power? To try and make sense of it all, we speak to Peter Beattie, Political Economist and Political Psychologist from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)

4:00 PM

Best of Evening Edition

(REPEAT) With the launch of the Education Plan 2026–2035, we examine whether it can realistically deliver on the country’s ambitions as the government maps out its next decade-long direction for the education system.

5:00 PM

BBC World Service

This special episode of The Life Scientific features Dr. Eleanor Schofield, talking about her work conserving centuries-old wood and metal.

PROGRAMMES