PUBLISHED: 18 Nov 2024 at 18: 18
As a result of the alarming rise in the habitat death rate, the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Chalermchai Sri-on, directed relevant authorities to take immediate action.
The body of a woman dugong washed ashore on Si Boya Island on Sunday, according to Like the Krabi Sea Association president Ali Channam.
Despite having bite marks on the body thought to be from another dugongs, first investigations revealed that the creature was one meter long and had no claws. This suggests that it has not yet reached maturity.
The Lower Andaman Sea Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center in Trang handled the corpse for more examination.
According to Mr. Ali, this was the second dead habitat to appear on the Krabi beach in a month. The first was a dead child female in the Khao Thong subdistrict on November 8, simply nine days off.
According to a cause, at least 35 alligators have died in the Andaman Sea this time.
Minister Chalermchai Sri-on expressed worry about the issue on Monday, claiming that Trang province, which was once the largest and most diverse region for grass and home to a sizable habitat population, was a major contributor to the animal’s continued demise.
Helmet Chao Mai National Park and Moo Koh Libong Marine Park Reserve, two of the country’s major grass places, are in critical need, according to Mr. Chalermchai, adding that the area’s natural habitat is only about half as plentiful as it was in earlier times.
Mr. Chaloemchai claimed that the government had previously mandated that the Departments of Marine and Coastal Resources and the Department of Marine and Biological Resources come up with strategies for habitat protection in the event of a federal emergency.
So, proactive measures like setting up basic habitat rescue, supplement feeding, and restoration of seagrass beds have also been implemented.
The minister urged both organizations to put together swift action to ensure that the measures ‘ implementation produce reliable outcomes, preventing more deaths for the remaining habitat people.
After his Nov. 19-20 participation in the Azerbaijani UN Climate Change Conference ( COP29 ), he promised to follow this crisis on his own when he returned.
However, Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a marine expert, posted a Facebook plea to Mr. Chaloemchai to bring the dugong crisis to the COP29 panel.
According to him, a full of 72 alligators have died over the past two years due to diminished grass options along Thailand’s shores particularly in Trang, Krabi, and Satun.
The dugong’s mortality rate in the nation has increased from one per quarter seven years ago to 3.75 per month this year.
Mr. Thon claimed that the dugong in the Andaman Sea is expected to totally disappear in the next four to five years because of this alarming rate.