Turtle tracks at Koh Phra Thong spur hopes of new nest

By Khunanya Wanchawet

 

Hopes are high that turtle tracks found on Koh Phra Thong today (Jan 24) will lead to the eight nest laid on beaches in the region in recent weeks. Image: via DMCR

 

PHUKET:-- Officers at the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) are hoping that confirmed reports of leatherback turtles tracks on a beach on Koh Phra Thong island, off the coast off Phang Nga, north of Phuket, will lead to the eighth turtle nest to be found in the region in recent weeks.

 

A sea turtle conservation volunteer found the tracks earlier today (Jan 24), and reported them to the DMCR this afternoon.

 

The tracks were found on a beach at the southern end of the island, Dr Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Chief of the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC), told The Phuket News this afternoon.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/turtle-tracks-at-koh-phra-thong-spur-hopes-of-new-nest-74524.php

 

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How do they determine an egg is furtile or not ?

On 1/25/2020 at 7:59 PM, IAMHERE said:

How do they determine an egg is furtile or not ?

I don’t know if it’s the same but with gators, you shine a flash light through them. Depending on the temp of the nest it will be make more males or females.