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Nets, poachers threaten sea cow extinction

Trang”s 150 sea cow population faced extinction in a few years from now, as trawlnets were still being used and gang hunting of the dugongs had been revived, a local activist warned yesterday. He said dugong heads were selling for medicine-making at Bt15,000 (S$600) a piece on the overseas black market… Source

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