Sea turtle fitted with prosthetic flipperA female turtle named Goody tests out Thailand’s first prosthetic flipper, in Phuket, on Friday. (Reuters photo)PHUKET: Thai turtle Goody lost her left flipper years ago after she was entangled in a fishing net, leaving her immobile and stressed out in captivity. But now Goody, an endangered olive ridley sea turtle, can swim with ease again, after receiving Thailand's first prosthetic flipper last week. You can see the difference," said Nantarika Chansue, a veterinarian who took part in the development of Goody's prosthetic flipper. Over the past year, environment authorities and researchers at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok have been working to develop prostheses for injured sea turtles, following similar projects in Japan and the United States.

Source: Bangkok Post January 13, 2020 08:26 UTC