According to the Phuket Gazette, Thailand’s National Parks Chief claims that dugongs are being hunted for their tusks, bones and meat on on Koh Libong .
Thanya Netithammakul, Head of the Department of National Parks, reported that a dugong’s skin and intestines were found hanging from a mangrove tree on Sunday. He also claimed that dugong meat had been seen available for sale.
Locals are skeptical of the claim, suggesting that it could be a set up. They say that if it were the work of real hunters, a carcass would never have been left behind.
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Rangers in Koh Libong state that dugong hunting was prevalent around 30 years ago, but largely disappeared when the Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act was enacted in 1992.
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