{"id":19748,"date":"2025-10-28T12:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/19748\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:36:17","slug":"the-queen-who-gave-an-island-to-the-turtles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/19748\/","title":{"rendered":"The Queen Who Gave an Island to the Turtles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Thai Navy took on a crucial role, collecting eggs from nearby islands like Koh Khram for incubation and care. Hatchlings were raised for six months, tagged for monitoring, and then released. A healthy number were retained as breeding stock.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Further Royal-inspired action followed:<\/p>\n<p>1981: The Ministry of Commerce prohibited the export of sea turtle shells, formalising the protection.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The government subsequently amended the Fisheries Act to prohibit the possession of turtle shells and related products, with violators facing stiff fines and potential imprisonment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Conservation Centre at Koh Man Nai has proven highly successful, now self-sufficient in breeding by incubating wild eggs, raising the hatchlings in nursery ponds, and releasing them back into their natural habitat. This single act of generosity spurred a nationwide awakening in marine conservation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761654977_459_lg-webp.webp\" alt=\"The Queen Who Gave an Island to the Turtles\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 showcaption-false\" style=\"width: 750px; height: 422px;\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n        <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An Enduring Legacy and Scientific Training<\/p>\n<p>The project has since evolved, now known as the Eastern Gulf of Thailand Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Its mandate has expanded to include the research and breeding of other rare species, such as dugongs, dolphins, giant clams, corals, and seagrass.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Thai Navy reinforced the commitment in 1989, dedicating the surrounding islands\u2014Koh Khram, Koh Ira, and Koh Chan\u2014to conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Staff are stationed across 16 beaches to prevent poaching, collect eggs, and ensure the health of the hatchlings before release.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 The Royal Thai Navy took on a crucial role, collecting eggs from nearby islands like Koh Khram&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[12724,9,24,63,11510,122,124,123,13496,9202,11965],"class_list":{"0":"post-19748","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-conservation","9":"tag-new-york","10":"tag-new-york-city","11":"tag-nyc","12":"tag-queen-sirikit-the-queen-mother","13":"tag-queens","14":"tag-queens-headlines","15":"tag-queens-news","16":"tag-sea-turtles","17":"tag-thailand","18":"tag-the-queen-mother"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}