Phuket marine turtle centre launched
Alasdair Forbes

PHUKET: The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation yesterday afternoon (March 29) launched its turtle pond at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa.

A young green turtle waits for a big wave to launch it out to sea.

The pond, which will be a sanctuary for turtles too badly injured to be released into the sea, along with turtles that have been rescued and are recuperating before beaing released, will be part of a turtle education centre.

Vice Governor Jamroen Tippayapongtada, Marriot GM Oriol Montal and Dr Wannakiat Tabtimsang of the Phuket Marine Biologial Centre cut an ornate ribbon at the site where the centre is to be built.

They then joined others is releasing 15 GreenTurtles into the sea. The turtles were raised from eggs collected on Mai Khao Beach untyil they were two years old, giving them a much greater chance of survival than if they had hatched and gone straight out to sea as babies.

Five types of turtles nest on Phuket's shores. They are all on the International Union for Conservation of Nature list of specieds at risk. The Hawksbill is listed as criticallt endangered.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-marine-turtle-centre-launched-45430.php

-- Phuket News 2014-03-30

Great news. Leatherbacks, Loggerheads, Greens, Olive Ridley's, and Hawksbills all used to nest regularly on Nai Harn, Kata, Karon, Patong, Kamala, Surin etc. All gone now thanks to complete habitat destruction from speed boats, beach loungers, jet ski's, and general tourism activities.

Nice to see something positive, and also great for the turtles...

Great news. Leatherbacks, Loggerheads, Greens, Olive Ridley's, and Hawksbills all used to nest regularly on Nai Harn, Kata, Karon, Patong, Kamala, Surin etc. All gone now thanks to complete habitat destruction from speed boats, beach loungers, jet ski's, and general tourism activities.

And plastic bags floating around , Sea turtles like to eat jellyfish , so often there stumachs are full of plastic bags that don't digest . Finally they can't eat anymore and die from starvation .

great to here some people make an effort to safe these beautyfull creatures .