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WWF Malaysia News & Blogs
Instantly update yourself on the latest animal welfare developments. Leading animal shelters and rescuers will share news and knowledge with you, consolidated through their blogs and social media pages.
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Updates On 10th Jul 2014
10th Jul 2014, by WWF Malaysia
When we asked Gavin Jolis, Species Officer of the Semporna Priority Conservation Area Project, what inspires him to continue being a Turtle Guardian despite the challenges, he answered: "My great passion for marine reptiles drive me to continuously go to the field to collect data under the hot sun or in the rain, in addition to extending my role to coordinate activities with various agencies."
Please help Gavin and his team of Turtle Guardians continue their work to save turtles; Fund their eff...
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Updates On 7th Jul 2014
7th Jul 2014, by WWF Malaysia
It's tough to be a Turtle Guardian - long hours of patrolling and monitoring means trekking up and down long stretch of beaches in the dark every night which can be extremely tiring, camping on the beach while being buffered by strong winds and heavy rain, cooking your own food and sometimes getting bitten by sandflies. Some locations have limited or no phone connection.
Despite these challenges, they continue to strive for the sake of our turtles. Being a Turtle Guardian is harder than it look...
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WWF Turtle Guardian Form
4th Jul 2014, by WWF Malaysia
Football hat trick = 3 goals scored in a single game; Turtle conservation hat-trick = successfully protecting a nest from poachers + successful incubation + hatchlings released. How many hat-tricks will ourTurtle Guardians get this season? Find out more here: http://pandashop.my/turtleguardian/
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Updates On 3rd Jul 2014
3rd Jul 2014, by WWF Malaysia
Here's a look at some of our Turtle Guardians in Melaka! Did you know that it costs about RM12,000 to pay one graduate or local community member to be a Turtle Guardian for the 6-month peak nesting season from April to September each year? WWF-Malaysia neeeds 14 Turtle Guardians in Melaka and 9 in Terengganu.
Thanks to generous donors, we have secured funding for most of our turtle conservation efforts, but we need to raise RM100,000 before this nesting season ends to ensure that there are enou...
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Updates On 30th Jun 2014
30th Jun 2014, by WWF Malaysia
On Saturday we asked if you could guess what our Turtle Guardians carry around in their backpacks. The answer is a Global Positioning System (GPS), tags, tag applicators, callipers, weighing scales, measure tapes, mats, raincoats, clipboards, first aid kits, gloves and torchlights.
Congratulations to those of you who got some of the answers right!
A Turtle Guardian equipment pack with all the above costs about RM2000. You can help fund their equipment so that they can continue their turtle-sav...
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Updates On 27th Jun 2014
27th Jun 2014, by WWF Malaysia
Let's take a look at the Runner Up for the S.O.S Mascot Competition - Searo! In his efforts to raise awareness about mitigating the decline of the country’s future fish stock, Searo wears a red net as a cape with a bigger mesh size as implemented by the Department of Fisheries which prevents juvenile fishes from being caught.
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Updates On 27th Jun 2014
27th Jun 2014, by WWF Malaysia
Selangor State Park and East Klang Valley Expressway (EKVE) update:
WWF-Malaysia attended a public hearing yesterday on the degazettement of parts of four forest reserves in Selangor for the construction of the EKVE. We submitted an objection letter to the degazettement during the public objection period in March this year. This hearing was a chance to verbally put forward justifications for our objection to a panel appointed by the state government, chaired by YB Puan Elizabeth Wong, the state...
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Updates On 26th Jun 2014
26th Jun 2014, by WWF Malaysia
Turtle hatchlings face hazards even before they hatch. From the moment their eggs are deposited in the sand, predators begin eyeing these tasty morsels, be they animals or humans. Once the eggs hatch, hatchlings risk getting caught by birds, crabs and fishes as they race into the ocean, sometimes clambering over mountainous rubbish.
More Turtle Guardians patrolling beaches mean that we can get to the eggs before poachers or other animals do. These eggs are brought back to the hatchery for incu...
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Updates On 23rd Jun 2014
23rd Jun 2014, by WWF Malaysia
The Ma’ Daerah Turtle Sanctuary Centre, Terengganu, was established in June 1999. With it, WWF-Malaysia helped form MEKAR (Ma’Daerah Khazanah Rakyat), a community based organisation.
They too have become Turtle Guardians who continue to be involved in turtle conservation activities to this date. With their help, the number of eggs incubated have increased by 126% in Terengganu over the period 2003-2012!
Our Turtle Guardians need your help so that they can continue their hardwork, please su...
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Suara Si Karang: Voices Of Reefs Against Fish Bombing
21st Jun 2014, by WWF Malaysia
Three young silvery voices from Green Semporna, also known as GREENs, sing the plight of the beautiful yet fragile coral reefs in this song aptly entitled, ‘Suara Si Karang’. The song highlights the condition of coral reefs before and after fish bombs were detonated in a coral reef area in hopes that will inspire Malaysians to take pride in valuing and protecting our coral reefs from destructive fishing methods.
Listen to the song and share it at http://goo.gl/abJSM0
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