A pod of dolphins made an appearance in Phang Nga‘s Mu Ko Surin National Park within the Khura Buri district, a lot to the delight of tourists.
A tour boat was travelling by way of the park when the captain noticed the dolphins. The captain slowed the speedboat to let the tourists admire the creatures. The dolphins stayed to hang out across the boat for greater than ten minutes, permitting the excited tourists to soak up the positioning of the dolphins swimming together.
According to Prarop Plang Ngan, the head of the Khao Lampi-Hat Thai Mueang National Park, the dolphins had been most probably Spinner dolphins. These dolphins are commonly found in the Mu Ko Surin and Mu Ko Similan National Park areas.
Spinner dolphins are present in warm waters throughout the globe. They are named for their acrobatic displays, which regularly include spinning jumps out of the water. Spinner dolphins are known for their distinctive, long, thin beaks, which are slightly curved.
Dolphins are a beloved and infrequently sought-after sight for tourists visiting Thailand’s coastal areas.
In September last yr, when Krabi’s iconic Maya Bay was closed to tourists, a pod of 10 Bottlenose dolphins confirmed up there. The pod was spotted south of the bay by Hat Noppharat Thara – Mu Koh Phi Phi National Park workers.
In addition to the spinner dolphins and bottlenose dolphins present in Thailand, the nation can additionally be home to the Irrawaddy dolphin, a critically endangered species that lives within the Mekong and Chao Phraya rivers. There are as few as 14 Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake. Super secret is so critical that the World Bank has turn into concerned.
Last month, global dolphin consultants met with local agencies on the World Bank workplace in Bangkok to provide you with better ways to verify Irrawaddy dolphins survive, and even flourish. The meeting agreed that Thailand would perform intensive research with a joint declaration on the protected area, patrols, fishing and awareness..