Acting Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources reveals a network to save rare marine animals that has been trained by the Department of Marine and Coastal Marines. Able to save the life of a baby dugong stranded on the beach in Koh Libong Subdistrict, Kantang District, Trang Province, immediately returned to deep water. Recently, the Lower Andaman Sea and Coastal Resources Research Center used a drone to track and find baby dugongs in a herd. Still keeping a close watch on strandings.
Mr. Apichai Ekwanakul, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources Acting Director-General of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources said: Received a report from Mr. Santi Nilawat, Director of the Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center of the Lower Andaman Sea (SWAW) that he was informed by Mr. Ahren Phra Kong, President of the Local Fisheries Club of Trang Province, where a baby dugong was found. Stranded near Mook Island pier. About 500 meters from the shore.
The baby dugong has a length of approximately 140 centimeters and a weight of approximately 50 - 60 kilograms. The rare marine animal rescue network Has completed a basic training course in rescuing rare stranded marine animals. from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (MDC) and received equipment to move rare marine animals stranded alive. Equipment was then successfully used to move the baby dugong back to the deep water area within 30 minutes.
From there, SAWA officials brought a 23-foot boat to Mukd Island to survey, track and monitor the repeat stranding of the dugong. Using 2 multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in front of Mook Island, close to the point where the stranding was found. From the results of the survey, it was found that there were 6 dugongs living together in one group, with 4 adult dugongs and 2 baby dugongs. It was found that the baby dugong was successfully returned to the herd. SWAN officials have been monitoring the return. The dugong's stranding again occurred in the next area
Source: Thai News Agency