Over the past five days, four dugongs have been found dead. Measures have been put in place to monitor 11 vulnerable areas across three provinces in the Andaman Sea region. 

The seventh suspect in a wildlife smuggling ring was arrested after being caught in possession of almost 200 protected species in Prachinburi on Thursday. The arrest came one day after six suspects were nabbed with a cache of lemurs and tortoises in Chumphon.