Largest ever number of nests of rare sea turtles found in Thailand
Thailand has found 11 nests of rare leatherback sea turtles on beaches empty of tourists due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Reuters reported, citing local environmental researchers.
Leatherbacks are the world's largest sea turtles. They are considered endangered in Thailand and listed as a vulnerable species globally by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (Source: thestar)Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand has found 11 nests of rare leatherback sea turtles on beaches empty of tourists due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Reuters reported, citing local environmental researchers.
This is the largest number of such nests discovered in the past two decades on Thai beaches.
Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre, was quoted as saying that the discovery is a very good sign because many areas for spawning have been destroyed by humans.
“If we compare to the year before, we didn’t have this many spawn, because turtles have a high risk of getting killed by fishing gear and humans disturbing the beach,” he said.
Leatherbacks are the world's largest sea turtles. They are considered endangered in Thailand and listed as a vulnerable species globally by the International Union for Conservation of Nature./.
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