Phuket has a lot of amazing things one can do, and if you are into marine life and learning about it, a visit to the Turtle farms in Phuket will be a fun day out for you.

About

Turtles play a huge part in the marine space of Thailand and are highly protected in the area as they are used for meat and other purposes if not.

Endangered

Tragically, a considerable lot of Thailand’s turtles are killed or wiped out because of pollution or for want of turtle meat and eggs. Many Phuket resorts have their own turtle conservatories, and even if they don’t if you are put up at a resort like Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas, there will be one close to you.

Where to see the turtles

There are many turtle hatcheries and conservatories around Phuket, and here, you can see the baby turtles before they are let out to the sea. The babies can easily be carried away by seagulls or big birds, so they farms protect them until they are ready to face the water.

Nesting

The mother turtles are different from the other species, they don’t stay back to protect their eggs or babies. After they dig a hole in the sand and lay their eggs, they go back to the ocean and never look back, thus, the need for protection.

Intrigued by history, art and food, Lavinia Woolf is a writer who is passionate about the extraordinary and writes of the exhilarating and enchanting. Google+