CHUKAI, May 26 (Bernama) -- A female green turtle weighing between 100 and 130 kilogrammes (kg) was found dead at Pantai Teluk Batu in Kijal at about 2.30 pm yesterday.
Terengganu Fisheries Department director Pang Nyukang said the carcass of the adult turtle, measuring about 91 centimetres (cm) in length and 76cm in width, was found floating at the water’s edge by a licensed turtle egg collector who happened to be monitoring the area.
“We received a report from the Teluk Batu beach permit holder around 8 last night. However, he was unable to retrieve the carcass due to its large size and the strong waves,” Pang said when contacted.
He said officers from the Kemaman district were deployed to locate the carcass, but were unsuccessful, as it is believed to have been washed away by high tide last night.
The turtle egg collector believes that the turtle died within the past one or two days, adding that there were signs of injury on its neck, believed to have been caused by entanglement in a fishing net.
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