Leatherback Turtle Declines In Number

The endangered leatherback turtle population is effectively extinct in Malaysia and has deprived the country one of its most charismatic tourist lures, says a United Nations Environment Programme report. Shedding light on the plight of the turtle species in the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian region, it says Malaysia offers one of the most dramatic, best-documented examples of decline in the nesting population of marine turtles...