BREAKING NEWS - the giant turtle was released on Saturday 1st
August into the Andaman Sea at Cape Panwa. A Green Sea Turtle
was recently found tied to an anchor and trapped underwater. The
Marine and Costal Resources Department (MCRD) were called and
immediately sped out to the location where the turtle had been
found. Fishermen, who were suspected of having trapped the
turtle, had already fled the scene leaving the turtle trapped
and in pain. After freeing the turtle, the MCRD took the turtle
to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) at Cape Panwa for
treatment. The turtle weighed over 120 kilos and had a carapace
(shell) 97 centimetres long (making the turtle between 50 and 60
years old). The turtle is listed as endangered by the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The
PMBC are treating the turtle for a cracked carapace but he is
responding well to treatment. If you do stay with us pay a visit
to the nearby local aquarium and see the turtle breeding pools,
the Marine Biodiversity