KOTA KINABALU, Feb. 19 -- A non-governmental organisation for the conservation of turtles here has put up a reward of RM10,000 for information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of the people behind a controversial turtle egg dinner recently.

Friends Of Sea Turtles Education and Research (FOSTER) president Alexander Yee said that he hoped a monetary incentive can help motivate the public to assist the Sabah Wildlife Department in their investigation to bring those responsible to court.

"Conservation efforts and enforcement activities must go in tandem, otherwise conservation efforts will be in vain.

"Towards this end, in my continual effort to render support to our Sabah Wildlife Department, I will make a personal pledge a RM1...