Phuket –
108 leatherback sea turtle found on Mai Khao Beach in Thalang.
Mr. Sorasak Rananan, the head of the Sirinat National Park, told the Phuket Express that they were notified from a local today (December 11th) about the eggs and said he saw traces of a large sea turtle on Mai Khao Beach near a hotel.
The national park officials went to the Mai Khao Beach to find the traces of a large leatherback sea turtle which was about 180 centimeters wide. In total, 108 eggs were found in the nest and 79 are fertile eggs. The eggs were relocated to a safe area at Nai Yang Beach nearby.
Meanwhile a third leatherback sea turtle nest with eggs were found on a beach in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.
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