Sea turtles return to Thailand’s beaches as Covid-19 keeps tourists at bay

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