On Oct. 16, a team of researchers hauled aboard a 1,419-pound male leatherback sea turtle about five miles from Pillar Point Harbor. It was an unlikely encounter with a rapidly
More tiny turtles expected to be stranded on Eastern Cape coast PREMIUM By Madeleine Chaput - 06 April 2021
An unusual number of juvenile leatherback turtles have washed up between East London and Cape Town since February.
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PHUKET: Officials have yet to provide any explanation as to why only eight leatherback baby turtles from the nest on Mai Khao Beach so far have hatched and made their way into the sea, from a total of
Leatherback turtle nest hatches on Kata Beach
Leatherback turtle nest hatches on Kata Beach
PHUKET: A total of 29 baby leatherback turtles broke through the sand and made their way into the sea at Kata Beach last night (Feb 26), as a large gathering of well-wishers stood back to watch.
Saturday 27 February 2021, 01:51PM
A baby leatherback turtle makes its way across the sand at Kata Beach last night (Feb 27). Photo: DMCR
In total, 34 baby leatherback turtles hatched at Kata Beach last night (Feb 27). Photo: DMCR
Local residents started gathering at beach again yesterday evening. Photo: DMCR
The crowd was kept back from the nest site and a path that had been cleared to the sea. Photo: DMCR
Bated breath as locals wait for first leatherback turtle nest on Kata Beach for 20 years to hatch
Bated breath as locals wait for first leatherback turtle nest on Kata Beach for 20 years to hatch
PHUKET: Hopes are high that the leatherback turtle nest laid on Kata Beach just after midnight on New Year’s Day will hatch tonight after hundreds of people gathered at the beach last night in the hope of witnessing the spectacle.
People wait at Kata Beach yesterday evening (Feb 25). Photo: DMCR
People wait at Kata Beach yesterday evening (Feb 25). Photo: DMCR
Displays have been set up. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub