Phuket – A sea turtle has been rescued on a beach in Thalang.

Staff at the Sirinat National Park were notified by Mr. Suppachock Eakkasai and Mr. Sawanon Promchai that they had found a sea turtle on the Nai Thon Beach.

 

The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) arrived at the beach to find the female Olive Ridley sea turtle, aged around 10 years old.

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/09/01/turtle-rescued-on-phuket-beach/

 

-- THE PHUKET NEWS 2023-09-02

 

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Quite a regular occurrence on Phuket.

 

Lucky critter not to have got poisoned/strangled by all of the plastic in the sea.

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Its front flipper was missing but it had no other wounds.

Poor thing.

Probably swimming around in circles until it was too tired.