Leatherback Sea Turtle Lays 120 Eggs on Beach in Phang Nga

Phang Nga –

A leatherback sea turtle has laid 120 eggs on a beach in the Thai Mueang district.

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) told the Phuket Express that on Thursday (January 11^th) a mother sea turtle laid eggs on the Thai Mueang Beach.

The DMCR found a sea turtle nest with 120 leatherback sea turtle eggs. Of those, 66 were fertile eggs.

The eggs were relocated to a safer area on the beach where sea water could not reach the nest. The DMCR officials stated that the baby sea turtles should hatch in about 60 days.

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