Students of the Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University came up with the idea of “COCOLAMP” — light bulb shades that divert lights on the beach that interfere with the spawning of sea turtles and help sea turtle hatchlings to crawl safely into the sea.

Turtle-breeding colonies of five species in Thai waters are at risk of extinction due to human activity, the government warned, while encouraging all Thais to reduce their use of plastic bags and packages as the country joins the world in celebrating World Sea Turtle Day on Sunday, deputy government spokeswoman Kaenika Oonchit said.