Pulau Redang turtles under siege from rats


The 'Goodnature' trap kills rats by striking them on the head. - Photo by ZABIDI TUSIN

KUALA TERENGGANU: The turtle population in Pulau Redang near here is being decimated by a colony of particularly hardy rats, which have so far managed to thwart multiple efforts to eradicate them.

The rats are threatening a long-term sea turtle conservation site at Chagar Hutang, Redang Island, said Dr Juanita Joseph, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu's (UMT) head of sea turtle research station there.

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