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EXPLAINED: Dugong population increasing - The Real Truth

A herd of dugongs feed on seagrass in Trang. (Department of Marine and Coastal Resources)

The dugong population in the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea appears to be on the rise as indicated by the latest count this year, according to the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.

Director-general Atthapon Charoenchansa said most dugongs in Thailand are found scattered in seagrass fields of the Andaman and the Gulf of Thailand. Some live near islands.

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