Sabah turtles have their day

KOTA KINABAULU  The fourth edition of the Mabul World Turtle Day festivities continues to 8 May at the Borneo Divers Resort.

The event is organised by y the Tourism, Culture and Environment Ministry, University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Semporna District Office, Borneo Connections, Raintree Beach and Golf Resort.

It aims to create public awareness, while enhancing education, research and conservation of the resident sea turtle population in the waters of Mabul Island in Semporna.

In order to have a successful programme, the organisers called on the participation of various agencies, including media organisations to promote the event.

“We are also opening the event to resort guests in Mabul as well as students to allow them to gain hands-on experiences and learn more about sea turtle research,” the organisers said in a statement.

UMS Borneo Marine Research Institute will photograph, measure and tag all the resident green and hawksbill turtles caught in their natural habitat in Mabul by dive teams.

“The team caught 74 turtles – 65 greens and nine hawksbills, during the celebration of Mabul Turtle Day last year, and hope to match this total during the programme this year.”

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