Turtle Conservation Malaysia

Did you know the Leatherback and Olive ridley turtles are on the brink of extinction in Malaysia! And the Greens and Hawksbills are not far behind!

All turtle populations have been reduced by over 80% in the last 50 years mainly because of egg collection, tourism and fishing.

I run a turtle project in the Perhentian Islands which is focused on saving Green turtles in the Perhentian Islands Marine Park. We are adopting a three phase project using both education and protection at each phase.

Phase 1 - Protect nesting mothers and their eggs on Tanjung Tukah, educate all visiting tourists and start the after-school marine club program at the local primary school.

Phase 2 - Establish the migration route of the turtles, educate all tourists visiting the Perhentian Islands and expand the after-school marine clubs to mainland schools.

Phase 3 - Protect the major feeding grounds for the turtles, educate all visiting tourists and conduct the after school marine club at the local schools.

to find out more about our project look at

www.greatmarineproject.com

or join our facebook, Bebo and Myspace groups titled Great Marine Project.

Mr T

Contributed by danielQ added 2008-11-21