KOTA KINABALU: A turtle conservationist is offering RM10,000 to anyone who can provide information on people involved in serving endangered turtle eggs at a reunion dinner linked to a family member of a former assemblyman. Yee said he was pleased to hear the state government had ordered a full investigation into the claims that family members of the former assemblyman had served turtle eggs at a recent Chinese New Year reunion dinner. Having funded close to RM1mil so far for the conservation efforts, he said they have successfully released more than 40,000 baby sea turtles. Yee hoped that the reward will help motivate the public to assist the department in its probe into the dinner. The Facebook post of the reunion dinner has been taken down but screenshots of the purported turtle eggs laid out on the table have led various conservation groups to implore the state government to act firmly against those involved.

Source: The Star February 19, 2021 23:03 UTC