These images below were taken a year ago while I was on the boat with my guests at Tanjung Rhu coast, Langkawi.
Gee... I know these pictures are staled by now since they are more than 1 year old. I started digging out these images since my colleague spotted another decomposed carcass of a similar turtle recently about 500meters away from the spot of the first dead turtle found.
After a meeting on "Sustainable Tourism" at LADA yesterday afternoon, a naturalist on the island claimed that many years ago, green turtles actually nested on Langkawi.
Is that right? Could this be a green turtle (chelonia mydas) or Olive Ridley Turtle (lepidochelys olivacea)? Any marine expert who could help me confirm the Id of this dead turtle, that would be appreciated.
Thanks much.
Gee... I know these pictures are staled by now since they are more than 1 year old. I started digging out these images since my colleague spotted another decomposed carcass of a similar turtle recently about 500meters away from the spot of the first dead turtle found.
After a meeting on "Sustainable Tourism" at LADA yesterday afternoon, a naturalist on the island claimed that many years ago, green turtles actually nested on Langkawi.
Is that right? Could this be a green turtle (chelonia mydas) or Olive Ridley Turtle (lepidochelys olivacea)? Any marine expert who could help me confirm the Id of this dead turtle, that would be appreciated.
Thanks much.
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Hi Wendy. My name is Azimi, and I've done many years of experience with sea turtle conservation & research. I can fully guarantee to you that this is a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). I can see the overlapping of the scutes, and the jagged edges of the carapace. The poor hawksbill.
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