Thailand: Second dugong calf washed ashore dies
Tan Hui Yee Straits Times 23 Aug 19; BANGKOK - An orphaned dugong under the care of Thai veterinarians died on Thursday (Aug 22), less than a week after the loss of another calf which became a social media darling for its human-friendly antics. Jamil, a three-month-old male dugong, was found washed ashore in the southern province of Krabi on July 1 with abrasions on his body, and had been kept under close watch in an enclosed pond at the Phuket Marine Biological Center. Thailand's Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) announced on its Facebook page that the mammal had been sent for surgery to Vachira Phuket Hospital on Thursday evening to remove seagrass that had clogged his stomach after his intestines stopped working. That had caused a build-up of gas in his intestines and was putting pressure on his lungs, making breathing difficult. But Jamil stopped breathing after he was returned to the nursery pond. "The medical team tried to save him with CPR, but couldn...