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Selingan Turtle Island
Sandakan, Sabah, MalaysiaAbout
The Turtle Islands Park lies 40 km north of Sandakan in the Sulu Sea off Sabah's east coast. The islands are built over shallow rocky shoals from coral shingle from the surrounding reef on the fringes.The main attraction here, however, are the turtle which come to nest on their shores. One of the island is Selingan island and its the main nesting ground for Green Sea Turtle while Hawksbill Turtle seem particularly attracted to the shore of the other two islands Both species lay their eggs on these shores throughout the year, although the best months are between July to October. The islands were gaxetted as Marine Park in 1977 primarily for the protection of these two species in the order to save them from extinction.
