A Phuket villager stumbled upon a mother sea turtle as she was laying 107 eggs. Backed said in a Facebook submit that the villager, Kriangkrai Dejom, found the mom turtle laying eggs on a beach close to Sai Khu Bay at around 5am on Monday. The seashore is positioned in the Sakhu sub-district of Thalang district. Kriangkrai patiently waited for the mom turtle to complete laying her eggs, and return to the sea. He then marked the spot where he had found the eggs and notified park officers.
Park officers arrived on the scene and found the mother turtle’s tracks. The officers counted 107 eggs, which they moved to a safe area at Nai Yang Beach close by.
This information comes after seventy eight child leatherback sea turtles hatched in Thailand’s southern province of Phang Nga final week. The mom leatherback sea turtle had laid eggs on Bang Kwan Beach two months in the past on January sixteen. Unfortunately, 23 eggs did not hatch and 13 baby turtles died shortly after hatching, earlier than making their approach to the open seas. Meanwhile, a green sea turtle laid 96 eggs final week.
Both leatherback turtles and green sea turtles are categorized as endangered species and face threats corresponding to habitat loss, pollution, and poaching. Only one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings is thought to make it to adulthood. Without guidance, many hatchlings die from dehydration because they don’t make it to the ocean quick enough.
But because of decreased human exercise following the Covid-19 pandemic, sea turtles have been noticed more and more on Thailand’s seashores in current years.
In Phang Nga, 118 turtle eggs have been discovered on November 18, marking the beginning of nesting season. Out of the 118 eggs, 106 were fertile and in good situation. Officials moved the eggs to a high-tech nest with a fence and CCTV cameras, together with thermometers to monitor the incubation process..