The declaration of Hat Chao Mai National Park and Mu Koh Libong as non-hunting areas in Trang province and the declaration of Mu Koh Angthong National Marine Park as Asean Heritage for its rich natural beauty have given a momentum to preservation efforts.

Six-month-old dugong, Mariam, was released back in the sea in the early hours of Monday after she washed up for a second time in Trang’s Libong Island.