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HELP SAVE OUR TURTLES

Donate to help save our sea turtles and receive a tax exemption receipt.

© Mazidi Abd Ghani / WWF-Malaysia
HELP SAVE OUR TURTLES


You will get a tax exemption receipt and thank you gift (varies according to donation amount and delivered within Malaysia only) for your important and valuable donation.
Declining Population

Marine turtle numbers continue to plummet in most parts of the world.

On the brink of extinction

Some populations are on the brink of extinction due to the following threats.
© Aida Roslan / WWF-Malaysia

The Odyssey of Mother Turtles

Did you know that mother turtles are incredibly resilient, but also face immense threats? Turtle poaching, egg harvesting, and unsustainable coastal development continue to endanger them. Without protection, countless eggs would be lost, diminishing the number of turtles that might return to nest. Click the button below to read Melur’s story.

PROTECT MOTHER TURTLES
© naturepl.com / Anup Shah / WWF

Threats

  • Loss of nesting and feeding habitats.

  • Egg-collection for consumption and trade.

  • Fishery-related mortality and pollution.


Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered. Green and olive ridley turtles are endangered.
© Eric Madeja / WWF-Malaysia

SAVE OUR SEA TURTLES

In the 1950s, some 10,000 leatherback turtle nests were recorded yearly at Rantau Abang, Terengganu. There have been no recorded nestings of leatherbacks since 2017.

We cannot afford to let our hawksbill, olive ridley and green turtles suffer the same fate. Sea turtles are key to healthy marine ecosystems, which we need for seafood and climate change mitigation, as well as to sustain coastal communities and ecotourism. We need to act now to save our sea turtles.
© Jürgen Freund / WWF

URGENT CONSERVATION EFFORTS


You have the power to save their lives; make a donation today and help WWF-Malaysia to:

  • Monitor and patrol nesting beaches to minimise the poaching of turtle eggs.

  • Patrol turtle foraging grounds to prevent poaching.

  • Conduct research to understand marine turtle habitats and biology, as well as the effects of climate change, to enhance conservation efforts.

  • Continue our efforts in calling for stronger and more holistic laws as well as strengthening ground and transboundary enforcement to protect turtles.