Annual Laguna Phuket Turtle Release ceremony

As part of Banyan Tree Phuket’s Seedlings mentorship programme, the resort’s CSR Committee arranged for a group of its young participants to join in the annual Laguna Phuket Turtle Release Ceremony.

Organised by Laguna Phuket, this meaningful event is an ongoing effort to protect Thailand’s endangered sea turtles. On 3 April 2009, young participants from the Seedlings programme were invited to join in the festivities and play their part in turtle conservation.

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The children were given the rare opportunity to hold the young hatchlings in their hands before an emotional send-off that saw them disappear from the shoreline and into the Andaman Sea. Banyan Tree Phuket’s associates and residents from the Laguna Phuket area also came to observe the momentous event, signaling a strong commitment from the resort and the community towards preserving the local culture and tradition, as well as the protection and conservation of these endangered species.