Leatherback turtles not extinct in Malaysia: official

Xinhua News Agency | August 9, 2006 | Copyright

Leatherback turtles not extinct in Malaysia: official

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's Turtle and Marine Eco- system Center (Tumec) Wednesday refuted a United Nations (UN) report on leatherback turtles, saying the turtles are not extinct in Malaysia.

There has been a drastic decline in the leatherback turtle population in Malaysia, but they have not become extinct, said Tumec head Kamaruddin Ibrahim.

Kamaruddin made the remarks in an interview with the Bernama news agency when asked to common on the UN Environment Program report from Bangkok, which said the endangered ...

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