Rising sea temperatures suspected of causing ‘off-season’ turtle nests

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

The large leatherback came ashore and laid a nest of 103 eggs last night (July 28). Photo: Khao Lampi – Hat Thai Mueang National Park

 

PHUKET:-- Experts at the Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) have started a research project to investigate whether rising sea temperatures are a major factor in the recent spate of turtle nests laid out of their usual egg-laying season.

 

The project comes as a large leatherback turtle came ashore a beach and laid a nest of 103 eggs in the Khao Lampi – Hat Thai Mueang National Park last night (July 28) – the fourth such turtle nest laid in the area in the past month.

 

The turtle came ashore at about 9:50pm, confirmed Park Chief Haritchai Rittichuay, who was called to the scene.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/rising-sea-temperatures-suspected-of-causing-off-season-turtle-nests-76824.php

 

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I think it would be a safe assumption that rising sea temperatures would be the main contributor to global warming, not us ???? and undersea volcanoes spewing molten lava 24/7 are not going to stop any time soon. Greta, please redirect your energies to pollution !