News Forum - Young whale spotted caught in rubbish in Phuket

[Thaiger]

Another damning video is exposing the danger of Thailand’s pollution towards its wildlife, this time in Phuket. On Thursday, a fisherman spotted a young sperm whale stuck in rubbish near Phuket’s Racha Island. The fisherman, Pongsakorn Naksaard, posted a photo and 2 videos of the poor creature on Facebook. One of the videos shows the pile of rubbish more clearly. The rough translation of Pongsakorn’s caption reads, “A baby whale was found near death near the island… The little one floated into the garbage pile”. Pongsakorn reported the whale to the Phuket Marine Office immediately, but the sperm whale had […]

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[Cabra]

The vice governor of Phuket should pledge to end whale deaths as the result of coastal garbage...  #ecotourism 

[Fanta]

1 hour ago, Cabra said:

The vice governor of Phuket should pledge to end whale deaths as the result of coastal garbage...  #ecotourism 

And risk the rolling of some tourists back into the water? 

[Cabra]

32 minutes ago, Fanta said:

And risk the rolling of some tourists back into the water? 

Touche

[Grumpish]

2 hours ago, Fanta said:

And risk the rolling of some tourists back into the water? 

tsk, tsk - fatist body shaming.... keep up the good work.