New Protected Areas To Be Set For Humpback Dolphins

Nakhon Si Thammarat _ Thong Nien, Khanom and Sadej bays will be designated an environmental protection zone to safeguard the habitat of humpback dolphins, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Kasem Snidvongs said. Illegal fishing and the construction of a deep-sea port in the area have taken the dolphins a step closer to extinction. ''We are going to study in detail how the protection zone should be set up,'' the minister said...