Tag: Turtle
Green sea turtle lays eggs on Phuket beach
PHUKET: A green sea turtle laid 125 eggs on a beach on this southern island for the first time this year late Friday night. The [Read More…]
Thieves steal eggs from rare leatherback turtle nest in Phang-nga
Late Friday night or early this morning, thieves stole most of the eggs from the nest of a rare leatherback turtle, which had come ashore [Read More…]
Over 4,500 endangered baby turtles seized from passenger van in Tak province
Customs officials and army troops seized more than 4,500 baby endangered turtles and some tropical fish from a passenger van on the Mae Sot-Tak highway [Read More…]
First nesting of a Ridley’s turtle in 23 years on Phang-nga beach
After a 23 year absence from the beach in Thai Muang district of the southern Thai province of Phang-nga, Ridley’s turtles have returned to the [Read More…]
Over 20 sea turtles beach and most die in Phuket and Phang-nga in two months
More than 20 sea turtles landed on two beaches in Phuket and Phang-nga provinces and most of them died with the rest being seriously injured [Read More…]
915 coins found inside sick turtle
Veterinarians laboured for seven hours to remove 915 coins weighing five kilogrammes from a sea turtle suffering chronic stomach ache. “It is hard to imagine [Read More…]
Man arrested after posting to sell stolen Burmese star tortoises on the internet
Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Division police yesterday arrested a man after he posted sales of several protected and endangered wildlife species on the internet. [Read More…]
Smuggler dumps rare turtles, cobra in Sa Kaeo
SA KAEO – Up to 100 turtles and a cobra were abandoned by the side of a road after police stopped a smuggling truck headed [Read More…]
