PUBLISHED: 4 Dec 2024 at 18: 23
On Saturday, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on will attend Trang to determine the dugong people and the state of the habitat habitat.
The government is deeply concerned about the declining habitat populace along the southwestern Andaman coast, according to Mr. Chalermchai on Tuesday.
The Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation ( DNP ), in collaboration with the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, has implemented several solutions, including planting red seaweed and vegetable fern ( Diplazium esculentum ) to provide food for dugongs.
” Encouraging results have been obtained from an experiment to create food plots for alligators in degraded seagrass places. Some plots in Phuket’s Rawai place contained traces of feeding.
Moreover, the two organizations have set up buoys to mark protected areas for seagrass both inside and outside national parks. He added that work on creating walls to house tired dugongs and other marine animals is also in progress.
Alligators are being tracked by drones to check their physical health.
A new drone review along Bang Khwan Beach in Phangnga state, according to Paisan Boonsawat, commander of the Marine National Park Operations Centre 2, in Phuket Province, revealed two alligators, both of whom are in great wellbeing.
Farther offshore, officials have set up three exploratory habitat food plots and stationed personnel to monitor and stop activities that might harm the area’s dugong population, he said.  ,
With assistance from state firms, local administrative organizations, and communities working together to protect both the varieties and the marine habitat, he said, protecting alligators and their habitats along the Andaman beach is a crucial task.
Helmet Chao Mai National Park’s chief, Pathum Phongsakornfuengfu, reported that the area had collaborated with Koh Muk residents to mount buoys around seagrass protection zones. This was intended to encourage holiday boats to slow down when approaching these places.
Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a specialist in sea ecosystems, reported on Twitter yesterday that 41 dugongs died this year, over the 40 that were the previous year.
Mr. Thon said,” The number of dugong deaths has increased and is now 3.5 % of the previous annual average of 12 .”
39 of the 41 deaths were reported in southwestern Andaman waters ‘ degraded grass regions, which have had a significant impact on global warming and human activity. Findings from key provinces like Trang, Krabi, and Satun show no signs of grass treatment, raising serious questions about the species ‘ success.
” If the grass scenario does not enhance and continues to deteriorate, the remaining alligators may face a grave danger, “he warned.