PENANG, December 23 – With much respect for the environment and the conservation of nature, Mercure Penang Beach along with the local authorities has recently organized a beach cleaning activity at the shorefront of the hotel along with turtle conservation initiative by planting Merambong trees to attract rare turtle species to land and lay eggs. In doing our part towards the conservation efforts for turtle species, Mercure along with Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang Council Member Ms Rodziah Kassim and Persatuan Nur Salam Wilayah Utara headed by Puan Nor Liza recently organized a collaborative programme to raise more awareness in respecting nature and keeping our Penang beaches clean and safe.
We were honoured to have Penang State Exco and Adun Tanjung Bungah, Yang Berbahagia Zairil Khir Johari joining us and supported the positive action of planting the merambong tree to encourage the turtles to land on our shores and lay eggs right on our beach. “I am happy to see this great efforts after a long challenging pandemic time, to encourage a better economy of the tourism industry. This activity helps to keep our beaches clean including the conservation of our environment that will someday get visits from the turtles,” says YB Zairil.
Merambong tree provide the suitable temperature for turtles to lay eggs. Scientifically named scaevola frutescens, this plant can be found along Malaysia’s coastal areas. Two rare species of turtle, Green Turtle and Olive-Ridley Turtle are known to only lay eggs at the merambong tree. Along with spreading more awareness to our environment, we carried out beach cleaning session with volunteers the Persatuan as well as from government bodies including Navy personnel from nearby TLDM base, city council team and hotel associates.
“Mercure is happy to be part of this meaningful initiative to beautify our precious beach along with new findings that our beach area is suitable for the growth of the merambong plant to someday welcome turtle to lay eggs on our shores,” said Navin Nishaal, General Manager of Mercure Penang Beach. Mercure is the only midscale hotel brand that combines the strength of an international network with a strong quality commitment and the warm experience of locally inspired hotels.
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