Save The Turtles!

Earlier this week, there was this very extremely piss-offing news in the media regarding the development of Pulau Upeh, Melaka. To begin with, there is an abandoned resort there that looks like a perfect filming set for a horror movie (see pictures here). So rationally, developing the island by building chalets is not only threatening the hawksbill turtle habitat, but also moronically redundant and a waste of resources.

Hawksbill Turtles are critically endangered

Leatherback Turtles are close to extinct in our country

"Turtles play a critical role in keeping marine ecosystems healthy; the same ecosystems which sustain our fisheries and tourism industries that provide food and livelihoods for millions of people. Marine turtles are threatened with extinction due to various factors, including: the practice of consuming turtle eggs, marine and nesting beach pollution as well as illegal trade of turtles and their parts. Leatherback turtles have already been declared functionally extinct in Malaysia. In the 1950s, there were 10,000 leatherback nests in Rantau Abang each year; now there are less than 10. Moreover, turtle protection laws are inadequate."

Please sign the petition and help save turtles!

AND if you happen to see a car that looks like a turtle, spare a moment to lend some support to the “Telur Rangers” – three young ladies on a mission to save turtles, in support of WWF Malaysia's Egg=Life campaign.

photo courtesy of WWF Malaysia
Just doing my part,
Li Ying