Sattahip —
A dugong was found dead on Nang Ram Beach in Sattahip.
The dead dugong was found by the Sea Turtle Conservation Center of the Royal Thai Navy. According to officials, the dugong was about ten-years-old, weighed 200 kilograms, and measured two meters in length.
Its two front flippers were decaying, but the cause of its death was still unknown, the officials told local media. “This dugong was in the same herd that has been feeding on seagrass at Sattahip Bay. Divers and tourists saw them all the time,” the officials stated.
The officials added that the Royal Thai Navy tried to alert Sattahip residents about the dugong population situation on a regular basis, but some fishing boats still violated the law by encroaching on Sattahip Bay to fish, which put the dugongs’ lives at stake.
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