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Thailand’s sea turtles are getting a lifeline, thanks to a bright idea from students at Chulalongkorn University.
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Thailand’s sea turtles are getting a lifeline, thanks to a bright idea from students at Chulalongkorn University. Enter COCOLAMP—a clever light-diverting bulb shade designed to protect baby turtles from disorienting beach lights, ensuring they can safely crawl to the sea. With sea turtles at risk of extinction, this innovation could make all the difference.
Lights from beachfront hotels, resorts, and restaurants pose a serious threat to hatchlings. These lights confuse the turtles, leading them away from the ocean, often resulting in dehydration or predation.
The Turtle Rangers, a student group from the Faculty of Science, were inspired by successful turtle-friendly lighting experiments on Florida’s Anna Maria Island, said Monnapat Sringern, one of the innovators behind COCOLAMP.
“We want people and turtles to live happily together.”
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