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Dugong decline spurs seagrass efforts
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/10/2025
» The Thai Coral Reef and Marine Life Conservation Foundation is stepping up its efforts to restore seagrass beds across the Andaman Sea, following reports of a drastic decline in dugong populations caused by food shortages and deteriorating marine ecosystems.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Headless dugong found floating off Phuket coast
News, Online Reporters, Published on 15/11/2024
» A headless dugong was found floating near a pier in Phuket on Thursday, making it the third dead dugong reported this month.
Phuket sets road map to protect migrant dugongs
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 14/11/2024
» Phuket is forming a working group to care for about 30 dugongs that have migrated from the coasts of Trang and Krabi to areas around Rawai Beach.
Dugongs on the brink
News, Editorial, Published on 13/11/2024
» In 2019, the struggles of a sick baby dugong named Marium captured the public's attention, which sadly ended with her dying with plastic waste later found in her intestines. Dugong deaths were alarmingly frequent that year, with five of these gentle marine mammals found dead off the coast of Krabi and Trang.
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.
Experts fear for future of Thai dugongs
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 27/10/2024
» The Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) says eight dugongs have died and been washed ashore this month.