Kaka returns to Sattahip to mate, and
hopefully won’t kill any more female turtles.
Patcharapol Panrak
A male sea turtle set free five years ago after killing a female
while in captivity astounded Sattahip locals when it returned to the
scene of the crime to find another mate.
Residents watched April 9 as “Kaka,” in his early 20s, chased a
similarly aged female turtle on the sand near the Water Police Bridge in
Dongtan Bay.
Half a decade ago, Kaka killed a five-year-old green turtle while mating
at the Sea Turtle Conservation Center. Fearing another attack, Royal
Thai Navy administrators set the reptile free.
Koh Khram, near the center, is the area’s main breeding ground for green
turtles and attracts the shrinking number of wild turtles and tagged
animals the conservation center has set free.
