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Second nest of baby leatherback turtles hatch at Bang Khwan Beach


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It has been a very good year for turtles on the west coast.
 

The beach just south of Natai beach had two nests of the worlds largest sea turtles for the first time since the tin mining days. Looks like they are making a comeback. Further north have also had quite a few nests. 
 

 

 

 

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7 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Why can't they just leave the turtles to do what is natural instead of turning it into a public sideshow???

Some say that to be ignorant is bliss.. who in the hell doesn't know about endangered species and the efforts of the so valued few to keep them sustained.

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On 1/1/2021 at 7:58 AM, RJRS1301 said:

Hopefuly it will enlighten those who decide to hunt them for shells and meat.

I can recall when you could purchase cans of turtle soup around the world. 

Turtle soup from freshly caught turtles were a mainstay in many restaurants in tropical locations in the 70s.

 

..................and also in the 90`s,unfortunately.

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On 1/1/2021 at 7:10 PM, scammed said:

the public looking at baby turtles do more good then harm,

and also gives joy to the blessed that see it

Agree. I was blessed to have camped on Ras Al Had beach in Oman, many years ago, during turtle hatching season. We had the place to ourselves and watched, close up, the mothers laying eggs, and the hatchlings made a beeline to our camp fire, where we collected them in a box and deposited them in the sea, thus avoiding being eaten by foxes.

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Today one ofthe rarest turtles in the world washed up on a Welsh Beach 4000 miles from its usual waters

Rare turtle washes up on UK beach 4,000 miles from home - BBC News

If it hadn't been for the knowledge of turtle rareness that the public ha gained from publicity about turtles throughout the world her might not have been a turtle sanctuary in the uk to nurse it back o health

 

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