Terengganu records third September landing
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A leatherback turtle made its third recorded nesting appearance on Terengganu's beaches in September, returning to Pantai Kuala Abang early yesterday to lay 70 eggs. The turtle, measuring 2.15 meters in length and 1.15 meters in width, was spotted around 2am and returned to the sea by 5.30am after laying its eggs. Fisheries Department director Pang Nyukang collected the eggs for incubation at the Rantau Abang Turtle Conservation and Information Centre nearby, with the eggs expected to hatch within 50 to 70 days.
The sightings at Pantai Kuala Abang, Pantai Pasir Putih, and Pantai Rantau Abang have brought renewed hope to conservation efforts for the world's largest turtle species. In George Town, Fisheries Department director-general Datuk Adnan Hussain expressed positivity about the development, noting that the three sightings have contributed to a total of 195 eggs this month. Adnan emphasized that the exceptionally large turtle was significant, as most leatherback turtles encountered are only slightly over a meter long.
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