Rubbish Found in Dead Green Turtle
A female green turtle carcass was found washed ashore in Chonburi and a necropsy later revealed fishing net, rubbish incluidng materials used to make Krathong in its digestive tract.
A female green turtle carcass was found washed ashore in Chonburi and a necropsy later revealed fishing net, rubbish incluidng materials used to make Krathong in its digestive tract.
Officials were trying to drain floodwater on Sukhumvit 71 Road in Wattana district where the heavy rains that started last night measured more than 150 millimeters. They blamed garbage for blocking waterways and drainage efforts.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa ordered officials of the Khao Yai National Park to pack and mail garbage collected at the park back to its owners who recently visited the place.
A Frenchman and his Thai friend have been applauded for collecting garbage off beaches in the southern Krabi province during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Thammasat University will host its second campaign to remove garbage from the Chao Phraya River next month.
Twenty floating garbage collectors will be installed in the rivers to remove garbage before entering the ocean.
About 840,000 Krathongs have been collected from Bangkok waterway after the Loy Krathong festival ended yesterday.
Tourists are urged to help reduce garbage as last year’s figures show Khao Yai national park recorded the highest amount of waste during the New Year holiday.