PUBLISHED: 18 Nov 2024 at 18: 18
As a result of the alarming rise in the habitat suicide 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.
This was the second useless dog on the Krabi shoreline in a month, according to Mr. Ali. Nine days prior, an adult woman was found dead in the Khao Thong subdistrict place on November 8.
According to a cause, at least 35 alligators have died in the Andaman Sea this time.
The declining grass, the main food source for dugongs, was cited as a major cause of the individual’s rising suicide level, particularly in Trang province, which was once the largest and most diverse place for seagrass and home to a sizable habitat population, according to Minister Chalermchai Sri-on, who expressed concern about the crisis on Monday.
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. Chalermchai 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 far, training courses on fundamental habitat rescue techniques have been established, as well as supplement feeding, habitat recovery ponds, and restoration of seagrass beds.
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 sea expert, posted a plea on Twitter for Mr. Chalermchai to bring up the habitat crisis on 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 month seven years ago to 3.75 per quarter 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.