In some uplifting information, forty eight baby leatherback sea turtles successfully hatched in Phang Nga‘s Tai Mueang district, The Phuket Express reported yesterday.
Reliable of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) confirmed the excellent news, saying the turtles made their way into the sea.
According to the DMCR, 48 of the eggs successfully hatched and the baby turtles had been in a position to make their approach to the ocean, while 48 other eggs did not hatch.
Leatherback sea turtles are the largest of all living turtles, and the fourth heaviest modern reptiles behind three crocodilians, in accordance with Thai National Parks.
Leatherbacks aren’t the only sea turtles in trouble in Thailand. Green sea turtles are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Only one in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings is thought to make it to maturity. Without guidance, many hatchlings die from dehydration as a result of they don’t make it to the ocean quick enough. This is why Thailand’s DMCR performs a vital function in protecting baby sea turtles.
Last month, 165 child hawksbill sea turtles hatched and ventured into the sea in Phang Nga on Tuesday. The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources reported that a mom hawksbill sea turtle had laid a total of one hundred ninety eggs on January 15 this year.
The profitable hatching of the child turtles took place at Chong Khao Kad Bay within the Mo Ko Surin National Park, where park officers released them back to their houses within the sea.
The hawksbill sea turtle is a critically endangered turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. Their look is much like that of different sea turtles, however, Hawksbill shells barely change colours relying on water temperatures..