Beloved baby dugong 'Mariam' dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

PHYSorg
Aug 17, 2019, 4:39 am347 pts
A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.

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