Come Earth Hour on March 24 you can do a bit something for the environment, even if symbolically. For starters, you can turn off all your lights and electric appliances for an hour as millions around the planet and Malaysia do each year during Earth Hour. And, if you’re in…

Researchers have long been sounding the death knell for sea turtles and not without cause. Several species of these placid reptiles around the world’s oceans, including Malaysian waters, have been pushed ever closer to the brink of extinction. The animals have been losing their traditional nesting grounds to coastal developments…

Beachfront properties are highly prized across Malaysia by developers, and for good reason. Sea views are a great selling point for any new houses, condominiums or bungalows. Yet coastal development often harms marine ecosystems in various ways. They can also harm fragile coral reefs. A case in point is the…

Sea turtles are back. At several beaches in Terengganu, that is. Universiti Malaysia Terengganu’s Turtle Research Unit (SEATRU) says that at long last more turtles have been landing on some resort beaches in the state than they were doing for years. “Nesting data showed turtle landings on [the island] Pulau Redang had increased in…

Sea turtles have been increasingly under threats from poachers and habitat loss, but conservation efforts to boost their numbers have been succeeding in doing just that in Labuan: boosting their number. This is according to Anuar Deraman, the local director Malaysia Marine Park, who explained that between 2010 and 2015,…

Sea turtles in Melaka are losing out to a usual suspect: relentless coastal land reclamation. Sandy dunes and beaches are being bulldozed and razed to make way for new luxury hotels, upscale condominiums and flashy beachside shopping malls, leaving turtles with precious little space in which to lay their eggs….