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Under dim glow of less-intrusive red lighting, visitors are seen gathering around the beach to watch the release of Leatherback sea turtle hatchlings into the sea on February 03, 2021 in Phang Nga, Thailand. With limited tourism activities along the Andaman Coast of Thailand, and possibly with reproductive cycle of the Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), these highly threatened species of sea turtle assessed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List are returning to nest along the sandy beach of Phang Nga and Phuket in record-breaking number with at least 17 nests, the highest number of nests recorded within one nesting season for over a decade in Thailand. (Photo by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images)
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