Sat, May 28, 2022
Published: May 02, 2022
Mu Koh Surin National Park in Phang Nga province on Monday released 94 baby green sea turtles into the sea, a memorable sight for scores of tourists who watched the event.
Published: Feb 02, 2022
This video clip shows adorable baby green sea turtles inching their way into their new home of seawater.
Published: Sep 30, 2021
One man was duly arrested after officials at the Mae Sot wildlife checkpoint in Tak seized as many as 9,100 turtles stuffed in suitcases. The aquatic creatures were destined for customers in Bangkok.
Published: Aug 01, 2021
A marine animals expert has warned that a proposed 12-kilometre-long beach sand reinforcement project in the Khao Lak coastal area of Phang Nga province could lead to the extinction of leatherback sea turtles.
Published: Jun 11, 2019
The northeastern state of Assam was once rich in freshwater turtles, but habitat loss and over-exploitation -- they were once a popular local food -- have massively depleted their population.
Published: Apr 12, 2019
An old friend of Thailand has returned from the sea, but vast drifts of plastic block more leatherback turtles from coming ashore to spawn.
Published: Mar 21, 2019
Sixty-eight Olive ridley baby turtles have hatched from their nest in Phang Nga's Thai Muang district and made their way to the Andaman Sea late on Wednesday.
Published: Mar 04, 2019
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) shows confiscated turtles on display during a press conference in Pasay City, north of Manila, Philippines, 03 March 2019 (issued 04 March 2019).
Published: Feb 12, 2019
Out of a total of 57 leatherback turtles that hatched at their nest on Phang-Nga’s Khuk Khak Beach on Monday evening, 48 made it to the sea with a little human help along the way, a marine official said on Tuesday.
Published: May 29, 2018
Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities on Sunday night intercepted a haul of nearly 700 tortoises and water monitor lizards imported from Thailand.
Published: Dec 05, 2017
With the leatherback turtle already listed internationally as a critically endangered species, the National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department yesterday expressed serious concern that none of the animals had returned to beaches in Phuket and Phang-nga to lay eggs since 2013.
Published: Nov 01, 2017
TIGERS, ELEPHANTS, bears and pangolins are four of the most widely traded species in the Golden Triangle border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar meet, according to a report by WWF released yesterday.