MALAYSIA - Sustainable tourism: Malaysia 'buys' home for landing turtles

eTN, 19 Nov 2007

The Malaysian government, through its Fisheries Department, has purchased an island that will be turned into a home and sanctuary for landing turtles, which have long been an attraction for tourists, in what is believed to be the largest nestling population in Malaysia. Costing an estimated US$2.5 million, the 2.8ha Upeh island, off the coast of Malacca together with the beaches along the mainland had long been the favorite landing sites in Malaysia for the hawksbill turtle.

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