HEMATOLOGY, BLOOD GASES AND BIOCHEMISTRY PROFILES OF WILD-NESTING SEA TURTLES IN TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

Chelonia mydas is an endangered marine species globally, which its reference blood parameters intervals have been published for some group populations, but baseline health status values are lacking from Malaysia. This study aims to better understand the hematology, biochemical, and gas of a wild-nesting green turtle population in South China Sea. The nesting turtles at Chagar Hutang Turtle Sanctuary, Pulau Redang, were performed on different individuals, (26 females laid one nest 2 two nests). A portable handheld analyzer (iSTAT) used field obtain immediate results pH, lactate, pO2, pCO2, HCO3-, Hct, Hb, Na, K, iCa, glucose levels samples, while standard laboratory hematology techniques conducted Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) red white cell counts. all analytes (except values) not within healthy index range wild turtles, compared previous studies geographic populations. Therefore, this current help develop profile as global detecting abnormalities chemistry populations worldwide.