Mysabah.com Website Review

what a tourist couple did really touched me. i was buying cake in a bakery in kota kinabalu city. at the cashier counter, an australian couple declined to use plastic bag to store their purchase. they explained to their children, “we shouldn’t use plastic bag because if it’s dumped into the sea, turtle would think it’s food and eat it, and that can kill it.” i’m so grateful that foreigners care about our turtles. on the other hand, i feel ashamed that malaysians generate about 4,000 metric tonnes of plastic waste every day, and these contribute to plastic found on one-third of the coral reefs in the asia-pacific region therefore, i see hope when libaran island, which used to be a turtle grave, has become a turtle sanctuary and a new tourism attraction now. before a turtle hatchery was established there in 2012, every turtle egg laid on libaran would end up in the stomach of villagers and stray dogs on the island. after 5 years, this hatchery has saved more than 27,486 turtle eggs! and top 4 reasons to visit libaran island? #turtle #glamping #stargazing #sunset (about 2 sq km) island located 45 minutes away by boat from sandakan, the second largest city of sabah, malaysian borneo. though libaran is only 5 minutes away from the famous turtle islands park (a.k.a. selingan) of sabah, unfortunately it is not inside the boundary of if turtle landed on the wrong island, that’s the end of their cycle of life when villagers collected their eggs. luckily this is changed by alex yee, a business-minded conservationist, who creates walai penyu conservation park with a win-win model for the locals and turtle sighting in scuba diving is always a delightful experience. this gentle reptile swims gracefully and look really chill underwater. we can’t call a diving destination a top dive site if it has no turtle. turtle is also the guardian of coral triangle because it maintains the health of marine ecosystems. if turtles are safe, our tourism and environment will do well.