Dead dugong washed up on Trang Beach
PHOTOS: DNP
A dead dugong which was washed up on a beach in Trang today has been sent to Phuket Marine Biological Centre for further examination.
The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reports that Chaiyapruek Weerapong, the head of Mu Koh Libong Non-Hunting Area in Trang was notified that the dugong was washed up on the beach on Koh Lao Leang.
The male dugong is 115 centimetres long, 75 centimetres wide and weighs around 20 kilograms. The dugong has now been sent to the Phuket Marine Biological Centre to find the cause of death.
