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Endangered turtles with trackers freed
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» PHUKET - Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.
Divers take on 'ghost gear' threatening marine life
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2024
» PHUKET - Beneath the surface of the turquoise waters off a beach on this southern resort island, divers laboriously collect abandoned fishing gear, much of it made from plastic, that is tangled on coral and trapping sea life.
Sea turtle hatchlings reach destination safely
Published on 06/02/2024
» Sixty-six baby leatherback turtles have emerged from their nest and safely made it to the sea in the southern province of Phangnga, say officials of Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park.
Sea turtle found dead on beach had 136 eggs
Published on 24/01/2024
» Almost 140 eggs were found inside the body of “Mae Thai Muang”, a 1.8-metre-long leatherback sea turtle found dead and entangled in netting on a beach in Phangnga on Monday.
Rare leatherback turtle found dead in fishing net
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2024
» A leatherback sea turtle was found dead on a beach in Phangnga this week after getting entangled in a fishing net.
Oil slick spurs beach clean-up
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 08/08/2023
» PHUKET: Authorities are leading the effort to clean up an oil slick, which has washed up on the shore of Koh Racha Yai off the coast of Muang district.
Phuket rids beaches of oil slicks
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 06/08/2023
» PHUKET: Local authorities and residents were working to remove oil slicks and tar balls from four beaches in Sirinat National Park in Thalang district.
Waste blamed for Koh Lan's green waters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/07/2023
» CHON BURI: Wastewater discharged from Koh Lan is the major cause of the plankton bloom that turned the sea smelly and green, said the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) on Sunday.
Envoys tour Andaman Coast
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2023
» Diplomats from 28 countries visited the Andaman Coast under an invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to showcase the success of royal initiatives for social development in the South.
Hatching leatherback turtles get helping hand
AFP, Published on 04/03/2023
» PHANGNGA: It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble out from the sand.