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    sad story - dead dugong

    I wonder how many more will die before global action stops this - too many i fear

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/17/thailands-sweetheart-dugong-dies-with-plastic-in-stomach

    An orphaned dugong named Marium, who became an internet star after being rescued in Thailand in April, has died.


    Veterinarians caring for the dugong off the island of Koh Libong, in south Thailand’s Trang province, said an infection caused by ingesting plastic contributed to her death. They added that the loss of the animal, named “the nation’s sweetheart” by Thailand’s department of marine and coastal resources (DMCR), should serve as a warning about the effects of plastic waste on wildlife.


    Dugongs – marine mammals that grow up to three metres long – are vulnerable to extinction, with up to only 250 believed to be living in Thai waters. A team of around 10 vets plus 40 volunteers looked after Marium in shallow water off Koh Libong, after discovering her alone and malnourished in nearby Krabi province.


    Aged around four months when she was found, Marium became famous after photos of her hugging vets were posted online and the DMCR set up cameras to livestream her being fed milk formula. Last week she showed signs of stress and refused to feed, after encountering another dugong in the ocean.


    On Wednesday Marium was moved to a nursery tank for close monitoring but died early on Saturday morning. Vets said the animal showed signs of shock, and that her autopsy revealed that small plastic pieces had clogged and inflamed her intestines, causing infection.


    They found bruises on Marium’s body, which they said may have been caused by an attack from another dugong.

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    As now the sharks miss out on a feed.

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    Dugongs are virtually blind but not stupid enough to eat plastic bottles

    They also live to 70 years old and stay close to their mother for the first decade.


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    They found bruises on Marium’s body,
    There's the real reason.. Probably being trained up by Somchai for the local aquarium

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheRealKW View Post
    As now the sharks miss out on a feed.
    yes was thinking the same. should return her for recycling.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dillinger View Post
    Dugongs are virtually blind but not stupid enough to eat plastic bottles

    They also live to 70 years old and stay close to their mother for the first decade.




    There's the real reason.. Probably being trained up by Somchai for the local aquarium
    yes they feed on sea grass. bit like the deer that eat the plastic bags tourists bring the feed in. bad journalism.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lob View Post
    yes they feed on sea grass. bit like the deer that eat the plastic bags tourists bring the feed
    I can't find any mention on tinternet of this dugong having an autopsy and plastic being found inside it.

    I see mention of vets going out on boats, feeding it milk and naming it Mirium, then the dugong afterwards associating boats with milk and thinking they are her mother and I'd wager the poor fucker swam into a propellor.

    Doesn't make such nice headlines that though

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    . Officials in Thailand announced they would begin a “Marium Project,” to help reduce ocean plastic and better conserve their dugong population.

    Nantarika, one of the veterinarians who Agence France-Presse reported was treating Marium, said on Facebook that she doesn’t want the mammal’s death to be meaningless.

    “She taught us how to love,” she said. “And then went away as if saying please tell everyone to look after us and conserve her species.”
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/scien...?noredirect=on

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    . An autopsy showed a big amount of plastic waste in her intestine, which could also have played a part in her death as it led to gastritis and blood infection, he said.
    Meh..

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    She taught us how to love?


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    Dugong situation in Thai waters

    BANGKOK,19th August 2019 (NNT) - The loss of orphaned dugong Mariam is an important lesson for marine resources management in Thailand, especially on plastic waste reduction. The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment is set to hold a global dugong conference in Trang where a likenes of Mariam will be exhibited to raise awareness on dugong community conservation. Sad news of the loss of another dugong was also reported yesterday in Krabi, making it the 18th dugong death over the past nine months.


    Staff from Hat Noppharat Thara - Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park inspected the body of a beached dugong found on Ao Ton Sai harbor in Ao Nang, Krabi. The beached dugong was found dead, with a bruise on the left fin. The dugong’s body, weighing 240 kilograms, has been sent to the Marine Biological Research Center in Phuket for autopsy.


    According to a Facebook post by Dr Thon Thamrongnawasawat, the dugon’s body is this year’s 18th dugong death, which is already higher than the average 10 deaths per year. The fatality rate of dugongs at 18 deaths in only nine months is considered almost 10% of the total 200 dugong population, which is a concerning figure for Thailand’s marine resources.


    Teams of veterinarians from the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources and the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation, as well as volunteers, yesterday helped transport the body of the 9-month-old dugong Mariam for final cleaning, before placing the body into a plastic container, to be transported to Bangkok by a navy aircraft for taxidermy at the National Science Museum in Pathum Thani. Her lifelike mount will then be placed on display at Phuket Aquarium for the general public to learn more about rare marine animal conservation and the threat from plastic waste.


    The Mariam project is to be launched to promote large scale conservation of the dugong community and other wildlife in Thailand, in keeping with the Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Warawut Silpa-archa’s policy. A global meeting on dugongs is planned to take place in Trang province in 2020 as well.


    Now, let’s update you on the latest condition of dugong Yamil, under the care of veterinarians at the Marine Biological Research Center in Phuket. The baby male dugong now weighs 30 kilograms, and is reported to be in good health. Veterinarians are providing milk and nutritional supplements, as well as training him to feed off sea grass by himself. He can now swim and dive well.

    National News Bureau Of Thailand

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    Last year, authorities said Dugong population has increased, reaching 210 from 169 in 2017...

    https://www.seal-superyachts.com/tha...f-trang-coast/

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