Dugong found dead on Sattahip beach

[snoop1130]

PHOTO: 77kaoded

 

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.

 

Full Story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/09/30/dugong-found-dead-on-sattahip-beach/

 

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[RichardColeman]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

but the cause of its death was still unknown, the officials told local media

Thai trash I imagine

[nobodysfriend]

This species is on the brink of extinction anyway . Completely inoffensive and defenceless it cannot react to the change of the environment . Less seagrass to feed on will only accelerate the decline ... SAD .

[hotchilli]

Probably full of micro plastic.