Leatherback turtles lay eggs on Karon Beach, Phuket for the first time. Hurry up to dig and hatch at the research center. because it is the point where the sea floods
in the middle of the night The staff of the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center in the Upper Andaman Sea, Wichit Sub-district, Muang District, Phuket Province were informed by villagers that a giant leatherback turtle weighing more than 300 kilograms had come up to lay eggs in the middle of the night on July 25th. come At that time, they dug up to 4 fake holes and returned to lay their eggs on Karon Beach again. After notifying the officer rushed to the area to inspect When arriving at the beach in front of the hotel A large leatherback mother turtle was found digging a hole to lay eggs and burying them back in the sea.
The staff looked at the turtle egg pit area. It is the point where the sea floods. Therefore digging the eggs to incubate at the research center
Mr. Suthep Chualong, director of the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center of the Upper Andaman Sea, said that this leatherback turtle mother is about 30-35 years old, considered to be in full maturity. This time is the second time coming back to spawn after the first time did not spawn. This time, a total of 129 turtle eggs were found, of which 92 were good eggs and 37 were wind eggs. It took about 2 months to incubate and then brought them back to the original release point. At the same time, we still have to keep an eye out for another 10-15 days because the mother turtles will come back to lay eggs again. It is very fortunate. Because as far as I know, the area of Karon beach has never been found to lay eggs of leatherback turtles before.
Source: Thai News Agency