webfact Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Dead turtle washes up on the shores of Koh SamuiKOH SAMUI: -- On the 29th of March 2015 the Samui Rescue team were called to the stretch of beach in front of the Samui Orchid Resort Moo 2 Maret after a tourist informed them of a large dead turtle they had come across on the beach.The female turtle was 87cm long and 81 cm wide aged approximately 30 years old weighing around 100kg. A representative of the fisheries department estimated she had been dead for around ten days.A wound was found where the shell meets the body, a biopsy was taken of the matter protruding from the wound to be sent to the Marine Coastal Conservation Centre to try to establish the cause of death.Turtles are a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act of 2535. It is thought the remains of the turtle will be buried.-- Samui Times 2015-03-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee b Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Very sad, I hate reading stuff like this, these are such nice creators that should be enjoying a swim in the sea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Was it foul play? Has somebody drowned it? Was the mafia involved? All these unanswered questions that I hope once more our brilliant police will rush to the scene to investigate........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Makes a change from dead bodies turning up ! RIP Turtle. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALLSEEINGEYE Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 At least this time it wasn't another tourist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 What is this body of water coming to???!!!?!?!?!?!?!??! Suicide??? Murder????? I bet the farang polluted the water!!!!! The water used to be safe ...... well before Jaws....... now i don't get within 13 miles of the strange liquid. I was spending my whole life saving land creatures.......but now i must consider creatures of the sea......i must!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 There is a dead Gekko in the hallway of my apartment. Do I get in the prime time news on tv tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evadgib Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) It might if it was 30 years old, as rare as the turtle and shared it's fate Edited March 31, 2015 by evadgib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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