The Weather Network – Thailand has record sea turtle hatches with no tourists

A baby sea turtle plods through the sand before incoming waves pull it out to sea.

It’s a scene happening in record numbers in Thailand right now as rare leatherback turtles hatch and wade their way into the water undisturbed.

Tourists are hard to find in the country’s usually popular beaches.

File photo: Getty Images.

It’s an opportunity for mother leatherbacks, the world’s largest variety of sea turtle, who are endangered in Thailand.

They lay their eggs in dark areas without movement, which were hard to find back when tourists flooded the shore.

Some of those visitors even steal the eggs to eat.

But tourist numbers were down by half in February, and…