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Dead turtles in Kuala Terengganu
Four turtles have been found dead on Terengganu beaches within the last five weeks.
The latest case was reported late Tuesday evening when a lifeless female hawksbill turtle measuring 1.5m in length was found on the beach off Gong Balai in Merchang, near here. A villager, Abdul Halim Ariffin, 39, believes the reptile could have been killed after getting caught in a fisherman's net.
"Based on the injuries, I believe the turtle could have died several days before being washed ashore," he said when met here.
The latest case was reported late Tuesday evening when a lifeless female hawksbill turtle measuring 1.5m in length was found on the beach off Gong Balai in Merchang, near here. A villager, Abdul Halim Ariffin, 39, believes the reptile could have been killed after getting caught in a fisherman's net.
"Based on the injuries, I believe the turtle could have died several days before being washed ashore," he said when met here.
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