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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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TCS And Sri KDU Organize Turtle Camp At S.K. Pasir Gajah, Kemaman
19th May 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
On Saturday, 27th April 2013, a group of 27 teachers and students from Sri KDU Secondary School, Kota Damansara, organized and executed a Turtle Camp for the school students at S.K. Pasir Gajah, Kemaman. A total of 98 Primary 4, 5 and 6 students participated in the 3-hour programme.
The Turtle Camp started with a short talk about turtles, terrapins and tortoises by TCS; followed by some activities/games organized and supervised by the Sri KDU facilitators. With the help of the teachers, the stud...
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Sri KDU Students Join Turtle Discovery Trip
17th May 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
On Friday, 26th April 2013, a group of 27 teachers and students from Sri KDU Secondary School, Kota Damansara, participated in our Turtle Discovery Trip.
The trip started like how it normally would — at the Turtle Sanctuary in Cherating. After learning about turtles, terrapins and tortoises, we proceeded to the River Terrapin Conservation Project site at Kg. Pasir Gajah in Kemaman. The village headman, secretary and treasurer dropped by to say Hello to the students. In the evening, we wat...
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Updates On The 2013 Terrapin Nesting Season In Kemaman
10th May 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
The terrapin nesting season in the Kemaman River this year began on the 7th February and ended on the 11th March 2013. Despite stretching for more than 30 days, nesting activities were significantly reduced (compared to last year) due to the tail-end of the monsoon experienced in the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The Malaysian Meteorological Department reported that the East Coast states and Johor received between 300% and 800% of precipitation in February. As a result, the terrapin nesting...
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Students Speak Out Against Animal Abuse
13th Apr 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 13th April 2013
Source: The Star – Metro – Central
On a mission: (From left) BERJAYA University College of Hospitality operations and resources director Shirley Hoo visiting booths with exhibition ambassadors Tong and Ng at Berjaya Times Square.
A TWO-DAY exhibition titled “Save Our Wildlife Exhibition KL ‘13” was held at Berjaya Times Square recently.
With the slogan “Make Animals’ Rights Known (M.A.R.K.)”, the exhibition was aimed at raising awareness to stop anim...
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Would You Like To Join Our Turtle Discovery Trip?
12th Apr 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
The itinerary, rates and schedule for the Turtle Discovery Trips in 2013 have just been announced!
At the moment, the trips are being offered in April and May 2013. More trips will be offered in the future if our time and schedules permit.
Click here for the complete itinerary, rates for adults/youths/family/TCS members (yes, TCS members are entitled to a 20% discount) as well as the schedule for April and May :D
Note: Requests for private trips (for 8-10 pax) may be considered, subject to our ...
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Fishermen Help For River Terrapins
22nd Feb 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 13th February 2013
By: Sean Augustin
Source: fz.com
Mazlan Mamat, one of the key players in the river terrapin conservation project in Kg. Tok Kapor, Kemaman, posing with two river terrapins.
PETALING JAYA (Feb 13): Come March [9], 272 River terrapins (Batagur affinis) hatched in Kg. Tok Kapor, Terengganu will be released into the Kemaman river.
In 2011, 25 terrapins from the same village we released into the wild. However, the 11-fold increase is not what should please the Turtle Conserva...
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“A Trail Of Endurance” & TCS’ 2nd AGM
11th Jan 2013, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
“A Trail of Endurance: Journey to Everest Base Camp”
Tan Sri Dr. Salleh b. Mohd. Nor, President of Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS) will be sharing his experiences from his recent climb to the Everest Base Camp. As such, we are pleased to invite you to attend Tan Sri Dr. Salleh’s talk as he recounts the journey that made him the oldest Malaysian to reach one of the ultimate destinations on the planet.
Date: 26th January 2013 (Saturday)
Time: 2:00 pm
Venue: Audito...
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Download Our Inaugural Newsletter Today!
26th Dec 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Our inaugural newsletter is finally ready for download! In this issue, we provide some (really) short write-ups on the turtle research, conservation and outreach projects that TCS has carried out since we were established as an NGO in October 2011. We also include a list of our activities and milestones; as well as share with you some exciting news and events that we are looking forward to in 2013 :)
Download TCS Newsletter 2012 here (2.2MB on disk).
We would like to take this opportunity...
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Download Our Inaugural Newsletter Today!
24th Dec 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Our inaugural newsletter is finally ready for download! In this issue, we provide some (really) short write-ups on the turtle research, conservation and outreach projects that TCS has carried out since we were established as an NGO in October 2011. We also include a list of our activities and milestones; as well as share with you some exciting news and events that we are looking forward to in 2013 :)
Download TCS Newsletter 2012 here (2.2MB on disk).
We would like to take this opportunity...
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Sign Up For The Inaugural Issue Of TCS Newsletter Now!
19th Dec 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
A lot has happened in the past year since our establishment as a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Malaysia.
We have successfully carried out two River Terrapin research projects in the Setiu and Kemaman Rivers and have built a very good rapport with the local communities in the process.
We have also carried out five Turtle Discovery Trips and spread some turtle knowledge to interested members of the public.
And most recently, we have produced a really cute 2013 Turtle Calendar which we ...
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2013 Turtle Calendar: What An Amazing Response From Supporters!
7th Dec 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
About 2 weeks ago, the 2013 Turtle Calendars that we were promoting on our website, Facebook and Twitter were finally ready for distribution. And within a few days, we had sold out the first 1,500 copies that we had ordered!
The overwhelming response from friends, friends of friends as well as TCS supporters prompted us to order a second printing of 1,500 copies and to date, we have sold more than 2,200 sets of calendars! And not only did our friends and supporters buy the calendars, Olivia Siow...
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2013 Turtle Calendar: A Sneak Preview
1st Nov 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
We are pleased to announce that Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia (TCS) is producing a 2013 Turtle Calendar that features the beautiful turtle mosaics mounted on the walls and floor in Turtle Alley, Chinatown, Kuala Terengganu. The calendar is expected to be ready before the end of November.
The small desktop calendar measures 12.5cm x 10.5cm and has a few notepad pages. It is priced at RM 10 each, and 100% of the proceeds from the sales of the calendars will be used to support turtle cons...
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Villagers Aid Turtle Conservation Efforts
24th Oct 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 24th October 2012
By: Sean Augustin
Source: fz.com
Excited children helped transport the river terrapins to the release site.
For conservationists, putting an end to the consumption of turtle or terrapin eggs is an uphill, if not a never-ending, battle.
So the sight of villagers along Sungai Kemaman, Terengganu aiding in the research and conservation of river terrapins is an extraordinary one for Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia co-founder Chen Pelf Nyok.
Previously, to save the end...
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Terrapin Release A Success!
17th Oct 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
On Saturday, 13th October 2012, a total of 413 five-month-old river terrapins were released into the Kemaman River. These river terrapins were hatched from the river terrapin conservation project carried out in Kg. Pasir Gajah earlier this year.
The simple but meaningful event was officiated by Y.B. Wan Abdul Hakim b. Wan Mokhtar, ADUN Air Putih and attended by about 70 local villagers including children and out-of-towners. Also present were Azuan Alias from the Kemaman Department of Wildlife an...
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Join Us At Our Annual Terrapin Release Event!
2nd Oct 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
The time has come for our Annual Terrapin Release event!
In about 2 weeks’ time, we will be releasing more than 400 five-month-old river terrapins into the Kemaman River. These river terrapins are the results of this year’s conservation project, where more than 1,400 river terrapin eggs were secured for incubation, and 975 terrapin hatchlings were hatched. You may read more about this year’s project here.
As always, we would like to invite all our TCS friends, supporters and d...
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A Participant’s Account Of The Turtle Discovery Trip
9th Sep 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
A few months ago, we initiated a one-day turtle-watching program tailored for the general public, with the intention to introduce them to the different turtles in Malaysia, the research and conservation project carried out by TCS in Kemaman, as well as an opportunity to watch sea turtles nest. We called the program Turtle Discovery Trip.
We had conducted a total of 5 Turtle Discovery Trips in May and June 2012, and yesterday, Sze, one of our satisfied participants shared with us a link to a blog...
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Protecting Turtles
31st Jul 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 30th July 2012
Source: New Straits Times
THERE’S nothing new in the call to ban the sale of turtle eggs by [Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia] co-founder Professor Chan Eng Heng on Friday. Conservationists have been urging the Terengganu government to do so for some time. World Sea Turtle Day on June 16 in the east coast state co-organised by World Wide Fund for Nature-Malaysia (WWF-Malaysia) had the theme “Don’t buy or eat turtle eggs”. In fact, Terengganu ha...
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Ban Turtle Egg Sale, State Urged
28th Jul 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
Date: 28th July 2012
By: Ling Poh Lean and A. Azim Idris
Source: New Straits Times
KUALA LUMPUR: THE Terengganu government should not delay in imposing a ban on the trading of turtle eggs to avoid giving the state and the country a bad name.
Turtle eggs are widely available at Pasar Besar Kedai Payang, Kuala Terengganu. Pic by A. Azim Idris.
In making the call, [Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia] co-founder Professor Chan Eng Heng said tourists would usually buy the eggs out of curiosity a...
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Turtle Welfare Lacking
7th Jun 2012, by Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia
The following article is written by Jaclyn Low, who participated in our Turtle Discovery Trip with her family on 19th May 2012. This article was published in The Star on 1st June 2012.
LATELY there have been much attention on exotic pets such as sugar gliders, selected dog breeds, geckos and etc, especially if these are imported.
As we busy ourselves with imposing regulations on imported exotic pets, we fail to impose bans and restrictions on Malaysian wildlife.
Look at the reports of “rescued...
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