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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.
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.
Recycle to save sealife, dept urges
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2023
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) is urging the public to avoid dumping plastic waste into the sea after 11 sea turtle hatchlings died from eating rubbish in Chon Buri last year.
Tigers to turtles find refuge in Thailand
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2022
» A trap camera in Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in Buri Ram has captured pictures of a rare Indochinese tiger among other wildlife species.
Rescued turtle had been eating trash
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/08/2021
» Vets are treating a little green turtle rescued in Phuket last month and found to have 158 bits of garbage clogging its gut.
South sea turtle deaths spark alarm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/12/2019
» Marine debris has been blamed after 13 sea turtles were found dead in the sea and on the beaches of southern provinces over the past week.
40 baby leatherback turtles hatch, head out to Andaman sea
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/03/2019
» Forty rare leatherback turtles emerged from their shells and headed out to the Andaman Sea off Phangnga on Saturday under the protective gaze of marine officials.
Locals eye beaches as turtle breeding sites
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 21/02/2019
» Phangnga:Two beaches in Phangnga and Phuket have been declared protected turtle incubation sites following the return of turtles to nest there for the first time in more than six years.
Rarely seen turtle eggs saved from beach
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/04/2018
» Prachuap Khiri Khan: Officials and marine animal researchers at Sam Roi Yot National Park relocated 79 turtle eggs found on a public beach in Sam Roi Yot district to a safer place Tuesday.
Turtle power on wane as trawlers take toll
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/12/2017
» The "Tao Mafueng" or leatherback sea turtle, the largest of all living turtles, is on the verge of extinction from the Thai sea, according the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation.