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Dugongs 'flourishing' off Trang isles
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/04/2025
» Abundant seagrass meadows around Koh Libong and Koh Muk in Trang have allowed the local dugong population to flourish, with a recent survey showing the herd has grown in size since the last one.
Dugongs dying as seagrass dries up
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/03/2025
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) announced that almost 40% of dugongs found stranded last year were underweight due to a lack of seagrass, their primary food source.
Raft of new measures to save dugongs
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/01/2025
» New measures have been put in place to support efforts to save more dugongs, after several were found dead recently, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Chalermchai Sri-on.
Lone dugong spotted in Trang survey
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 22/11/2024
» Only one dugong was found during a week-long survey of a seagrass meadow in Trang that is known for dugong sightings, raising concerns about the species' survival in the area, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
YWG's Environmental Education Event: NIST Hosts Wildlife Guardians
Published on 20/02/2024
» The Environmental and Social Foundation (ESF), in collaboration with NIST International School, presents the "Power of the Youth Wildlife Guardians-Environmental Education Unit" event on Tuesday, February 13th, 2024.
Healthy planet needs 'ocean action' from Asia
Asia focus, Published on 27/06/2022
» As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of challenges that endanger what is a lifeline for millions of people in the region.
The magic of the sea
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/06/2022
» Encounter the powerful magic of the sea with Hendrick's Neptunia, which made its debut in Thailand recently at Sea Life Bangkok Ocean World.
'Lungs of the Mediterranean' at risk
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» MONASTIR, Tunisia: Under the Mediterranean waters off Tunisia, gently waving green seagrass meadows provide vital marine habitats for the fishing fleets and an erosion buffer for the beaches the tourism industry depends on.
Of time and tide
Life, Noko, Published on 14/08/2020
» Among astronomers, geophysicists and physicists, Abraham-Louis Breguet became a member of France's Bureau des Longitudes in 1814.
Gentle giants' prime pasture
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/10/2019
» Koh Libong is one among over 550 islands in the Andaman Sea. Yet the island is known as the de facto capital city for dugongs.