Phang Nga –
Eighty-five baby leatherback sea turtles hatched on a beach and headed into the sea in the Thai Mueang district.
The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) told the Phuket Express that on Tuesday (May 21st) 85 baby green sea turtles hatched from a nest on a beach in the Khao Lampi Hat Thai Mueang National Park. They headed back home into the sea. However, eight of the eggs in the clutch did not hatch.
The green sea turtle mother laid the eggs 46 days ago.