Thursday, December 23, 2021

Thailand: Sea turtles return to shore during Covid-19

Issued on: 23/12/2021 - 

Plastic and discarded fishing lines and nets remain the primary cause of turtles disease and death. 

© AFP   Video by: Mandi HESHMATI

After almost 20 months of Covid travel restrictions in Thailand, several different species of sea turtle have returned to nesting around Phuket, an ultra-popular beach destination before the pandemic. But as the country tentatively begins to reopen its doors to fully vaccinated international tourists, scientists have tempered their optimism.

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