Phang Nga turtle eggs likely to hatch this weekend, turtle patrols begin in Phuket

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Phang Nga turtle eggs likely to hatch this weekend, turtle patrols begin in Phuket

By The Phuket News

 

Officers stand at the ready at the site in Sirinath Marine National Park, on Phuket's west coast. Photo: Sirinath Marine National Park

 

PHUKET: Officers at the Khao Lampi – Hat Thai Mueang National Park in Phang Nga, north of Phuket, will be on watch this weekend as the 85 turtle eggs taken into care in November are expected to hatch today or tomorrow (Jan 18-19).

 

The eggs are from a nest of 104 eggs laid in a nest on Thai Mueang Beach on Nov 17 by a turtle some 194 centimeters in length and 173 centimeters wide, and weighing about 200 kilograms, and estimated to be more than 25 years old. (See story here.)

 

Of the 104 eggs, 19 were infertile, with the rest moved to a new nest dug by park officials on the beach in front of the national park office so officers could keep an eye on them.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phang-nga-turtle-eggs-likely-to-hatch-this-weekend-turtle-patrols-begin-in-phuket-74443.php

 

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[amdy2206]

A great good news story. I hope many of the turtles survive the polluted beach and water!!