64 Baby Sea Turtles Hatch and Head Back Home in Phang Nga

Phang Nga-

Sixty-four baby leatherback sea turtles have successfully hatched and headed to the sea in Phang Nga, north of Phuket.

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) told the Phuket Express that a mother leatherback sea turtle laid in total 106 eggs on the Bang Khwan Beach in the Takua Thung district in November of last year.

Early yesterday morning (January 14th) 64 baby sea turtles hatched from their eggs. 37 of the eggs did not fully develop. One baby sea turtle died shortly after hatching. Four eggs are still waiting to be hatched.

The baby turtles were released back to their home in the sea.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.