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Phuket, Thailand:

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Dead dugong likely killed by fishing equipment

The dead dugong began bleeding from the nose during transport to the PMBC.

The dead dugong began bleeding from the nose during transport to the PMBC.

AO PANWA, PHUKET: An examination of a dead dugong found floating in Phang Nga Bay late last month suggests it died suddenly of injuries sustained though contact with fishing equipment, a leading marine biologist has revealed.

A ferry found the female dugong on February 27 and its crew brought the 1.6-meter, 86-kilogram carcass to the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC) for examination.

The examination, which took place this afternoon, revealed that the dugong appeared to have been in a healthy condition right up to the moment of death.

Veterinarian Sontaya Manawattana told the Gazette that �sea grass was still left in her mouth, proving that the dugong was eating food only moments before she died. This indicates that she was healthy.�

It is suspected that the mammal died as the result of an encounter with fishing equipment.

This latest discovery marks the eighth recorded dugong death since October, 2008.

�The dugong population numbers about 250 in the Andaman Sea and around 50 in the Gulf of Thailand. They are in danger of disappearing from the Andaman Sea altogether, so they need to be protected,� said Dr Sontaya.

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