BANGKOK (NNT) - Footage of a leatherback sea turtle, the world’s largest turtle species, coming to shore to lay eggs was recently captured by thermal imaging equipment on a drone used by Thai marine observation officials.

 

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) reported on its website that the turtle spotted last week had found its way to shore and dug a nest in the sand to lay her eggs, which will incubate for the next 55-60 days until hatching.

 

According to the department, a thermal drone can record more information than human researchers since its sensors can detect the body heat of warm-blooded creatures - or more specifically the thermal variances between animals and their surroundings - even in complete darkness. The technology is beneficial because it prevents noise and light from disturbing the turtles when they are nesting.

 

Leatherback sea turtles are classified as vulnerable on the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, with populations declining due to habitat loss, poaching and plastic pollution.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230118124533229

 

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She must be lost  .... what mother wants it's offspring feeding in polluted waters,

too many plastic bags etc floating around , which the turtles mistake for jellyfish,

which is one of their food items.

 

regards Worgeordie

 

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

She must be lost  .... what mother wants it's offspring feeding in polluted waters,

too many plastic bags etc floating around , which the turtles mistake for jellyfish,

which is one of their food items.

 

regards Worgeordie

 

Sorry. Turtles go back to the beach they were born on to lay their eggs. It's got nothing to do with the quality of the environment there.

 

You fail biology 101?

16 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Sorry. Turtles go back to the beach they were born on to lay their eggs. It's got nothing to do with the quality of the environment there.

 

You fail biology 101?

It was just reported on here a few days ago they found 10 baby turtles

dead  and they died because of plastic in their stomachs , where do they

go when the beaches that they were born on are no longer suitable through

overpopulation and development ?, these turtles can live up to more than 50

years , and a lot of changes have gone on in the World in that time.

common sense 101 

 

https://www.americanoceans.org/species/leatherback-sea-turtle/

 

Which states that leatherbacks are one turtle that does not return

to its original birth beach ,   You fail biology 101 

 

regards Worgeordie

 

Edited January 18, 20233 yr by worgeordie
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1 minute ago, worgeordie said:

It was just reported on here a few days ago they found 10 baby turtles

dead  and they died because of plastic in their stomachs , where do they

go when the beaches that they were born on are no longer suitable through

overpopulation and development ?, these turtles can live up to more than 50

years , and a lot of changes have gone on in the World in that time.

common sense 101 

 

regards Worgeordie

 

They don't go anywhere, they become extinct. The turtle in the OP is close to extinction I believe.

These are really rare. I've only seen a few in 20 years.

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The technology is beneficial because it prevents noise and light from disturbing the turtles when they are nesting.

They use silent drones?