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Turtle Conservation Society of 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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‘Paper Boat’ Pollution On Perhentian Islands
7th Jun 2016, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Context: We were alerted about an incident that took place in Perhentian Island, where a training company was conducting a team building event. One of the activities was building “paper boats” and releasing them into the sea. Despite numerous pleas from tourists to retrieve the “paper boats” after the activity, the management of the training company did not take any action.
Date: 7th June 2016
Source: Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Environmentalists have decried the ...
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My First Tour Guiding Experience!
3rd May 2016, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Loh Chee Hee is an undergraduate in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu, majoring in Animal Health and Production. He is currently an intern with TCS, and following is his account of his first time conducting a Turtle Discovery Trip last Saturday.
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To be honest, I am not a social butterfly and I will get all nervous talking to strangers. On Saturday, 30th April 2016, I was assigned to lead the first Turtle Discovery Trip (TDT) of the year, together with my course mate and fe...
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Up Close With The Green Turtle
17th Apr 2016, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Lim Wei Li is an undergraduate in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu, majoring in Animal Health and Production. He is currently an intern with TCS, and following is his account of a turtle watching trip that he had just participated in yesterday.
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Yesterday (16th April 2016), I had the opportunity to go on a turtle watching trip in Pantai Teluk Mak Nik, Kemaman. Since it is now still the beginning of the sea turtle nesting season, there were only five other guests.
The sea ...
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Tuntung Makin Pupus
15th Sep 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 15th September 2015
By: Wan Zulkifli Wan Yaacob
Source: Utusan Online
KEMAMAN 14 Sept. – Tidak sebagaimana penyu yang sering diperkatakan umum, diperbincangkan dalam seminar termasuk oleh masyarakat antarabangsa bersama usaha pemuliharaan melibatkan penyertaan meluas, tuntung bagaikan terlepas daripada semua perhatian itu.
Haiwan eksotik ini, dalam kumpulan reptilia termasuk penyu, labi-labi dan kura-kura, yang juga lebih gemarkan alam Terengganu, kini berdepan dengan nasib ser...
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Populasi Tuntung Di Kemaman Diancam Kepupusan – NGO
6th Sep 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 6th September 2015
Source: Berita Harian Online
KEMAMAN: Populasi tuntung sungai di daerah Kemaman kini semakin diancam kepupusan malah semakin kritikal apabila jumlah telur yang ditetaskan ibu tuntung kini berkurangan setiap tahun.
Pengasas Bersama Persatuan Pemuliharaan Tuntung, Kura-Kura dan Penyu Malaysia, Chen Pelf Nyok, berkata berdasarkan kajian dan rekod pihaknya mendapati jumlah telur tuntung yang ditetaskan pada tahun 2012 sebanyak 1,400 biji menurun sehingga 335 biji pada tahu...
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My Experiences Conducting Turtle Camps
19th Aug 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Ruhil Rosly has recently completed her studies in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, with a major in Marine Biology. She joined TCS in a 3-month internship, and following is a reflection of Ruhil’s experiences when conducting Turtle Awareness Programmes, or “Turtle Camps” with local primary school students.
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I have never been good with kids. I’ve always thought that kids were annoying. I couldn’t even bring myself to carry a baby. They will never...
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Our First Volunteer From Hong Kong
9th Jul 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Michelle Li joined TCS as an volunteer and intern for a month from 19th May to 17th June 2015. Following is a short account written by Michelle before she returned to Hong Kong.
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To many people, it is actually quite a “crazy” thing to do, i.e. to go to another country and spend time volunteering for a local NGO. For me, I just felt that it was a very “natural” decision that my instinct told me to make as soon as I found out that TCS was looking for ...
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Our First Volunteer From Hong Kong
9th Jul 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Michelle Li joined TCS as an volunteer and intern for a month from 19th May to 17th June 2015. Following is a short account written by Michelle before she returned to Hong Kong.
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To many people, it is actually quite a “crazy” thing to do, i.e. to go to another country and spend time volunteering for a local NGO. For me, I just felt that it was a very “natural” decision that my instinct told me to make as soon as I found out that TCS was looking for ...
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Terrapin Conservation Gains Momentum In Kemaman
25th May 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 25th May 2015
By: Sean Augustin
Source: The Rakyat Post
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS) co-founder Chen Pelf Nyok explaining the different species of turtles in Malaysia to the children. — Pic courtesy of Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25, 2015:
For World Turtle Day, Chen Pelf Nyok played tour guide to six inquisitive families which travelled all the way to Kemaman, Terengganu, from the city.
There, on the east coast, the Turtle Conservatio...
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A Meaningful 3D2N Programme With PTPI Sri KDU, KL
5th May 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Lim Wei Li is a second year Diploma student who is currently studying Animal Health in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Bintulu. On his own initiative, he signed up as a student intern with TCS for a month. Following is a short report written by Wei Li, on one of our recent awareness programmes.
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We organized a 3D2N programme for the students of People-To-People-International (PTPI) from Sri KDU Secondary School in conjunction with their annual Global Youth Service Day. Our...
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A Great Experience!
4th Mar 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Danial Tiang and Edward Lim were our first volunteers who participated in our Kemaman River Terrapin Volunteer Programme, which was rolled out at the beginning of the River Terrapin nesting season. Following is a reflection of Danial’s experiences in the Volunteer Programme.
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My friend and I immediately signed up for this programme as soon as we were notified of it. Even though we didn’t really know what to expect, we seized the opportunity and got a shot at a ...
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Turtles And Life
1st Mar 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Edward Lim and Danial Tiang were our first volunteers who participated in our Kemaman River Terrapin Volunteer Programme, which was rolled out at the beginning of the River Terrapin nesting season. Following is a reflection of Edward’s experiences in a River Terrapin project, and in life.
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Hello! I’m Edward Lim, student, 19, loves music, stories and a whole bunch of other stuff that any young adult looking for their place in this world could relate to. Recently,...
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Introducing Our First Volunteer Programme
5th Feb 2015, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
We are happy to announce our first Volunteer Programme! This Volunteer Programme is designed to give the Malaysian public — especially undergraduate and postgraduate students — a hands-on experience in our River Terrapin Research and Conservation Project in the Kemaman River, Terengganu.
If you would like to volunteer in our River Terrapin Research and Conservation Project along the Kemaman River for 4 nights, please get in touch with us now!
Hands-on activities that you will be invo...
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Announcing The Opening Of Our Online Store!
29th Nov 2014, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
We are happy to announce that our TCS Online Store — affectionately called Turtle Tales — is now open! Various merchandize are available in our store, including our exclusive terrapin-print batiks, practical gifts like the magnetic bottle openers, something for the children such as button badges, letter openers, decor items like wooden turtle figurines, etc. More merchandize will be added from time to time.
To shell-ebrate the opening of our store, we are having an Opening Sale*.
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Kembara Media 2014 Goes To Terengganu
22nd Nov 2014, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 22nd November 2014
By: Stephanie Jong
Source: New Sarawak Tribune
Kembara Media 2014 participants pose for a group photo at Kg. Pasir Gajah, one of the Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia’s project sites.
Sampling raw and fresh honey, visiting a turtle conservatory and watching fireflies were part of an interesting trip for participants of the recent Kembara Media 1 Malaysia 2014 to Terengganu.
The week long visit started off with a stop at the Stingless Bee Honey and Propolis P...
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Rare River Terrapins Get A Shot At Survival
20th Oct 2014, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 20th October 2014
By: Tan Cheng Li
Source: The Star
Critically endangered river terrapins are bred and released to replenish their declining numbers in the wild.
On a sunny morning in early September, a huge crowd gathered by the Terengganu River bank in Kampung Dusun, near Kuala Berang in Terengganu.
A shot at survival: The children of Kampung Dusun, near Kuala Berang in Terengganu, releasing year-old river terrapins into the river. The terrapins were hatched at the Kuala Berang Wildlife ...
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