Thailand’s tourism recovery puts four marine species back on extinction watchlist

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BANGKOK, April 9 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Bryde’s whales, dugongs and two dolphin species had been disappearing from Thai seas before Covid-19 travel bans gave breathing space for their habitats to recover.

However, extinction fears have rekindled now that international tourists are flowing back in huge numbers to Thailand’s coastal and island destinations.