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New dugong duo spotted in Thailand's Krabi province
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/05/2025
» KRABI - Park officials have reported the sighting of two new dugongs and a group of green turtles near Ao Nam Mao in Muang district of this southern Thai province, suggesting improving marine biodiversity.
Top environmental issues of 2024: Kingdom's ecology under attack
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/12/2024
» Environmental issues damaged Thai society and the economy in a number of ways in 2024.
Minister to address dugong, seagrass crisis
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/12/2024
» Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on is scheduled to visit Trang on Saturday to assess the dugong population and the crisis of seagrass ecosystem degradation.
Thailand to increase emission reduction targets
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/11/2024
» Thailand will aim to further reduce its emissions of harmful gases because a follow-up on the 2015 Paris climate agreement shows the country’s efforts are falling short of its target to help control the rising temperature of the planet, according to Chalermchai Sri-on, the minister of Natural Resources and Environment.
National policy committee meets to discuss dead dugong
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/11/2024
» The National Policy and Planning Committee on Marine and Coastal Resources Management met on Monday to discuss the dugong crisis after an alarming increase in the dugong death rate over the past month.
Dugongs 'may decline 70%'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/11/2024
» Dugong populations in the Andaman Sea are expected to decline by 70% over the next four years due to the diminishing supply of seagrass, which is their main source of food, a marine biologist has warned.
Sick dugong 'cause for deep alarm'
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/03/2024
» An emaciated and fatigued dugong was sighted last week near Trang's Koh Libong, a renowned habitat for this marine mammal.
3 dugong deaths so far this year
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 09/03/2024
» Three dugongs have been found dead since the beginning of this year, while many others are found to be too skinny due to a shortage of seagrass.
Aerial survey spots abundant sea life in Trang
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 20/03/2022
» About 170 dugongs, 27 Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and 141 sea turtles have been sighted along islands in Trang during an aerial survey, says the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR).
Jumbo death spurs call to shun plastic bags
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/07/2020
» The latest loss of a wild elephant which died with plastic bags in its intestines and stomach showed the public campaign to reduce plastic bags was "falling on deaf ears", Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa says.