It was Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's 82nd birthday on Sunday. And 983 sea turtles must have thought it was their birthday when they were released into the sea from a beach at SattahipTurtle Conservation Centre.
The occasion close to Royal The Thai Naval Base in Sattahip was attended by a host of dignitaries from the military, government officers, The Royal Thai police, media personalities and media persons along with a whole bunch of Thai kids.
The Commissioner of Royal Thai Fleet Admiral Phicharn Theeranet presided over the ceremony to honour a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit and then in honour of The queen the congregation wended it's way to the beach where the turtles were dispatched into the waves andthe pristine marine environment of The Gulf of Thailand.
Children are so lucky nowadays to get close to nature and do good things to benefit the environment and protect endagered animals. I must admit that the closest I ever got to a turtle when I was a kid was from a can labled Cambells Soup.
