Knowledge and awareness of a local community on river terrapins in Sungai Perak, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Farhan, Abd Manaf, Latifah, Ho Nyuk Onn @ Ariffin, Mariani
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22904/1/Knowledge%20and%20awareness%20of%20a%20local%20community%20on%20river%20terrapins%20in%20Sungai%20Perak%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22904/; http://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2019/11/TABLE-OF-CONTENTS-JSSM-14.5-October-2019-.pdf

Malaysia is the largest and final bastion of wild river terrapins (Bataguraffinis), especially in Sungai Perak in the state of Perak. However, the lack of knowledge among the local communities about the reptiles may accelerate the decline of its population. To overcome the problem, community-based c...