PUBLISHED: 11 Nov 2024 at 16: 28
Following a worrying rise in the death rate for orangutans over the past month, the National Policy and Planning Committee on Marine and Coastal Resources Management convened on Monday to explain the dugong issue.
The screen was led by Deputy Prime Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong, and appropriate organizations like the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry also participated in the conversation.
The agency’s most pressing priorities included conducting rapid surveys of habitat populations and seaweed sites along the Andaman coast and examining the effects of seagrass degradation.
According to new studies, ten alligators were found dead in Thailand from Oct 1 to Nov 5 — three each in Satun, Phuket, and Trang, and another in Krabi regions.
According to marine specialists, malnutrition, hunger, and getting caught in fishing nets were the animals ‘ causes of death, which shows how difficult it is to adapt to the Andaman Sea’s diversity and find food.
According to Mr. Prasert, Thailand’s population has decreased from 280 last year to 267 this time.
According to division commander Pinsak Surasawadi, 24, 149 ray of grass rooms along the lower Andaman shores in Krabi, Trang and Satun provinces are becoming depleted. Local dugong’s primary habitat and the area’s main food source are both located here and there.
As they seek fresh food sources, the situation has caused dugong to migrate to Phuket and Phangna.
According to Mr. Prasert, Chaloemchai Sri-on, minister of natural resources and environment, had mandated that the department implement a habitat protection plan.
The department finally came up with a strategic plan, including providing equipment for rescue operations in the locations where the animals reside and were discovered stranded, as well as training courses on fundamental dugong rescue for local authorities and villagers.
According to Mr. Prasert, the department also established treatment ponds to prevent further species damage by using an oceanographic model to identify the dugongs ‘ locations.
In the event of a food crises, the office came up with the idea of feeding dugongs with vegetables like morning glory and some algae species that have identical chemical compounds to seagrasses.
The dugongs consumed all the veggies on the grass sleep during its captain project on Phuket’s Rawai Beach.
Despite the effective feeding trial, Mr Pinsak said the veggies are considered products, highlighting the necessity of grass treatment.