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Japanese man caught smuggling live wildlife at Suvarnabhumi airport
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/07/2025
» A 53-year-old Japanese man has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after attempting to smuggle live wildlife in his luggage on a flight to Osaka.
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.
Thailand to return rare animals to Madagascar
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/11/2024
» Thailand will return over 900 lemurs and rare turtles seized from the illegal wildlife trade to Madagascar this month, according to the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP).
Merit-making practice prompts environmental concern
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/04/2024
» The Department of Fisheries has expressed concern at the release of freshwater animals as a way to make merit and urged people to think more carefully about the impact on local ecosystems.
Rare leatherback turtle found dead in fishing net
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/01/2024
» A leatherback sea turtle was found dead on a beach in Phangnga this week after getting entangled in a fishing net.
Artificial reefs boost restoration efforts
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/04/2023
» CHON BURI: Koh Samae San of the Royal Navy in Sattahip district marked the success of efforts to protect the marine ecological system by releasing artificial reefs to enlarge the fish habitat around the area.
Envoys tour Andaman Coast
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 03/04/2023
» Diplomats from 28 countries visited the Andaman Coast under an invitation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation to showcase the success of royal initiatives for social development in the South.
Recycle to save sealife, dept urges
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/02/2023
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) is urging the public to avoid dumping plastic waste into the sea after 11 sea turtle hatchlings died from eating rubbish in Chon Buri last year.
Tigers to turtles find refuge in Thailand
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/04/2022
» A trap camera in Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary in Buri Ram has captured pictures of a rare Indochinese tiger among other wildlife species.
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).