PHANG NGA — 19 June 2026, A leatherback sea turtle nicknamed “Mae Namo” laid her sixth nest of the season clutch, leaving her little ones on Khao Na Yak Beach in Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park.
On Friday, Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park posted via their official Facebook page, stating good news straight from Khao Na Yak Beach in Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park.
The leatherback sea turtle, Mae Namo, was spotted coming ashore to nest and lay eggs on Khao Na Yak Beach at about 22:15 on Thursday while Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park officials and the Marine National Park Education and Research Center No. 2 (Phuket) were conducting a nesting monitoring patrol using an unmanned aerial vehicle (drone).
Park officers kept a close watch until the mother turtle finished laying her eggs. An identification checks confirmed that she was the same mother turtle that has repeatedly returned to nest in the area. Photos and video footage were recorded for tracking and academic research purposes. After the mother turtle returned to the sea, officials examined the nest and found the following data: a total of 123 eggs, including 107 viable eggs and 16 infertile eggs. The egg chamber measured 96 centimetres deep and 45 centimetres wide, with the eggs averaging 5.36 centimetres in diameter.
Because the nesting site was located in an area at risk of tidal flooding, conservation staff excavated and relocated all of the eggs to the leatherback sea turtle hatchery near the front of the visitor centre, where they will incubate naturally under close supervision and round-the-clock monitoring.
This clutch of leatherback sea turtle eggs is expected to hatch approximately within 55 to 65 days.
This nesting was Mae Namo’s sixth nest of the off-season nesting period, reflecting the richness of the area’s coastal ecosystem and the success of ongoing leatherback sea turtle conservation efforts in Khao Lampi–Hat Thai Mueang National Park.
