Browsing by Author "New Straits Times"

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    First success for terrapin tag
    (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad, 2008-04-03) New Straits Times
    The state's first over river terrapin tracking project has got off to a good start. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) student Chen Pelf Nyok, tracked the reptile as part of a project by the UMT Turtle and Rehabilitation Group lead by by Prof Chan Eng Heng.
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    Pollution, greedy fishermen a threat to horseshoe crab
    (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad, 2009-03-16) New Straits Times
    Once considered useless, the humble "belangkas" is thrust into the limelight as more people discover the beneficial properties is blood. But the attention is not always welcomed because with it, comes unsustainable demand and irresponsible fishing.
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    Troubled by three dead turtles
    (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad, 2008-03-26) New Straits Times
    Conservationists are troubled over the discovery of three dead turtles on the state's beaches within three weeks.
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    Varsity to track river terrapins
    (The New Straits Times Press (M) Berhad, 2008-03-24) New Straits Times
    For the first time in the state, river terrapins will be tagged with ultrasonic tracking devices to monitor their behaviour. The project conducted by Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Turtle and Rehabilitation group.