Restore depleted wild populations of freshwater #turtles through #research #conservation #awareness #education and #communityempowerment
Kemaman, Terengganu
Joined January 2018
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Now let's talk about our freshwater #turtles and #tortoises.
Two out of 18 of our native turtles are listed in the Top 25 most critically #endangered turtles in the world. More details in this "Turtles in Trouble" report (PDF): goo.gl/KzZSSB
#WorldTurtleDay
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
🎉FESTIVAL KENYIR GEOPARK 2025! 🎉
30 Okt – 1 Nov 2025
8.00 pagi – 11.00 malam
📍 Pulau Poh, Tasik Kenyir, Hulu Terengganu
🎟️ MASUK ADALAH PERCUMA!
Nikmati suasana Tasik Kenyir yang menakjubkan sambil sertai aktiviti air, sukan, hiburan, jualan produk tempatan dan banyak lagi!
Our Turtle Trips are popular among families because parents believe that our programmes are fun and education for the whole family ❤️🐢
Ini dia tuntung sungai.
Bukan penyu ye?
Penyu duduk di laut.
Tuntung adalah spesies air tawar.
Kura-kura pula duduk di darat.
Video menunjukkan pelepasan seekor tuntung sungai ke Sg. Kemaman 🐢
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
Program untuk tahun 2025 🙏🏻❤️ di Kg. Pasir Gajah, Kemaman pada 4hb Oktober!
Program Pelepasan Tuntung tahunan akan diadakan pada hari Sabtu, 4hb Okt.
Kalau sesiapa ada di Kemaman ataupun Kuantan masa tu, jemput lah datang beramai-ramai 🐢
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
Turtles are wildlife and they should be left in the wild. Do not keep them as pet, or for whatever reason. If you absolutely must keep them, ensure that you have the proper documentation/ license. Especially if they’re listed in the Malaysian Wildlife Conservation Act.
A restaurant assistant was fined RM5,000 for possessing an African spurred tortoise—a protected species—for feng shui purposes and without a license.
thesun.my/malaysia-news/man-…
Hat tip to @Cshepherd7R!
A new population of river terrapins have been discovered in the Kuantan River! They are now found in Kedah, Perak, Terengganu and Pahang 🐢
Thank you @staronline!
facebook.com/share/v/1FhYyRi… @pelf81
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
Someone posted on LinkedIn that Harvard University is waiving tuition fees for families earning under $200,000 and the author asked, “What are we doing to help more kids compete for opportunities?”
1. At @TCSMsia, we don’t charge an internship training fee.
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A restaurant assistant was fined RM5,000 for possessing an African spurred tortoise—a protected species—for feng shui purposes and without a license.
thesun.my/malaysia-news/man-…
Hat tip to @Cshepherd7R!
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
We surpassed last year’s record of 1,506 river terrapin eggs! 🎉
Massive congratulations to the dedicated Terrapin Guardians of @TCSMsia and also @PERHILITAN for their enforcement support!
📸 @minochii_
Alhamdulillah.. Projek konservasi tuntung sungai di Kemaman sekali lagi mencatat sejarah malam tadi.
2024: 1,506 butir telur
2025: 1,515 butir
Bilangan telur tuntung yang dikutip mencecah 1,500 butir dalam dua tahun yang berturut-turut, berkat dedikasi Geng Tuntung… 💪🏻
… dan juga bantuan dari Unit Penguatkuasaan @PERHILITAN sepanjang musim bertelur (yang masih belum berakhir).
InsyaAllah kami boleh mencapai 2,000 butir telur tahun ini 🙏🏻
If you’re a youth in Malaysia and do not volunteer your time/services, please tell us why? What can non-profits/civil societies do to attract the youths to contribute to nation-building? What’s lacking?
Why aren’t youths volunteering much these days?
Share your experiences/thoughts in the comments to help us (non-profits) work out a win-win situation for everybody 💪🏻
@UKinMalaysia
8%Lack of free time
46%Unaware of opportunities
23%No clear benefits
23%Financial constraints
13 votes • Final results Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
Why aren’t youths volunteering much these days?
Share your experiences/thoughts in the comments to help us (non-profits) work out a win-win situation for everybody 💪🏻
@UKinMalaysia
8%Lack of free time
46%Unaware of opportunities
23%No clear benefits
23%Financial constraints
13 votes • Final results Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
It appears that youths don’t volunteer much these days due to a lack of opportunities (outside of the GKV) and/or a high entry barrier (paid volunteering experience, transport, accommodation, meals).
But as a youth, do you agree? If not, what do you think are the reasons?
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
Thank you @UKinMalaysia for the opportunity to participate in an insightful discussion on not only driving volunteerism among youths but also promoting community resilience through our collective impacts on the ground.
#CommonwealthDay
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
Siapa sangka projek tuntung yang saya mulakan pada tahun 2011 bukan sahaja membantu pemuliharaan tuntung tetapi juga membuka peluang kepada wanita di Kemaman untuk menjana pendapatan? 🐢
Baca kisah ini di @majoritionline
🔗 majoriti.com.my/relaks/2025/…
Turtle Conservation Society of Malaysia retweeted
This year, the terrapin nesting season started a month later than it did last year. Possibly due to the delayed monsoon. They finally nested on Valentine’s Day and we’ve saved close to 1,000 eggs for conservation so far. Hope to exceed last year’s 1,506 eggs 🙏🏻
