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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.
Mounting dugong deaths cause alarm
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/07/2019
» Two more dugongs were found dead on Sunday, one off the coast of Krabi and the other in Trang, bringing the death toll to five in four months, said Kongkiat Kittiwatanawong, director of Phuket Marine Biological Centre.
Baby dugong 'Mariam' to stream on Facebook
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/06/2019
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources is planning a 24-hour live Facebook broadcast of superstar Mariam -- a six-month old female orphan dugong -- claiming it will be the world's first case study on how to look after the rare marine mammal species.
Lost baby animals receive 'chaperone' assistance
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 08/06/2019
» The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has sent veterinarians to "chaperone" two young animals which have strayed from their herds.
Baby dugong on road to recovery
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/06/2019
» A baby dugong which was left stranded near a beach but later saved by veterinarians will be released back into the wild in the next six months after rehabilitation, a marine chief said on Tuesday.