Funds raised to help Phuket turtles

[Lite Beer]

Funds raised to help Phuket turtles

PHUKET: JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, on behalf of the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation, donated B100,000 to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) to the Injured Turtle Rehabilitation and the Sea Turtle Nursery Conservation Programme.

Staff from the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation Coordinator and JW Marriott visited the PMBC at Phuket’s Cape Panwa to make the donation. The funds will be used to support the Injured Sea Turtle Rescue Project and the Sea Turtle Nursery.

JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa and the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation raised funds and awareness of the protected sea turtles and the preservation of the Mai Khao area which facing multiple threats, the sea turtles’ numbers have severely depleted in recent years. Commercial fishing kills thousands of them every year, while many more die from eating or becoming trapped in plastic debris littering the ocean.

The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation’s efforts have included a beach and reef clean up, fundraising mini marathon, an educational project for Mai Khao students and releasing turtles back into the Andaman Sea.

The 4th Mai Khao Turtle Release marked the 11th anniversary of the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation. The B100,000 donated by the foundation included funds raised at this event, along with donations by guests at JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, Marriott’s Phuket Beach Club, Marriott’s Mai Khao Beach, Anantara Phuket Villas and Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/funds-raised-to-help-phuket-turtles-40987.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

-- Phuket News 2013-07-25

[Dap]

Good on em'. Every donation is needed and welcome

[Traveling Sailor]

Very nice! I'd love to hear about other businesses making a significant contribution to this worthy cause.

[Pops]

Quote:
Funds raised to help Phuket turtles

I was happy there for a minute.

When I read the title, I thought they were going to do something about certain car-drivers, on Phuket.

But they were referring to other turtles.

Despite the disappointment: Good one boys, well done !!!

[jpeg]

Great. Now when are they going to do the rounds of local markets (particularly Phuket Town) to nab selling live (barely) turtles for soup?