The absence of beachgoers offers turtles the chance to hatch without disturbance, while a lack of activity in the water enables adult turtles to mate closer to the shoreline.
In Thailand, Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong, director of the Phuket Marine Biological Center, told Reuters the authorities have recorded 11 nests since November, which is the highest it has been in the last two decades. It stands in stark contrast to the previous five years when no such nests were found.
The region's typically busy beaches has lacked tourists and human activity due to social distancing measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 3, the government toughened restrictions by instating a national curfew prohibiting residents leaving their home between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.,reported. As the spread of the disease appears to slow-down, some provinces have announced the loosening of restrictions, whileAccording to Johns Hopkins University dashboard, Thailand has reported 2,792 cases and 47 deaths from COVID-19 at time of writing.
The species gets its name from its unusually leather-like shell, which is made of a layer of thin but tough skin reinforced with tiny bone plates. According to the, its evolutionary roots can be traced back more than 100 million years and it is the one remaining member of its family.
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