The Vinpearl One M ember Company Ltd Phu Quoc , owner of arecently-opened five-star resort on the country’s largest island PhuQuoc, has asked for permission to take up the rescue and care ofDugongs, a rare marine mammal species.
According to Huynh Vinh Lac, vice head of the Kien Giang provincialPeople’s Committee Office, the company said it is ready to receive andtake care of Dugongs captured by fishermen or those rescued by relevantauthorities.
The company will also conductcommunication activities to raise public awareness about the rarespecies and conservation work.
Dang Thanh Thuy,director of the company, said that with modern facilities of itsaquarium and nearly ten years of experience in taking care of seacreatures, the company is capable of taking good care of the animal,which is facing high danger of extinction.
TheDugongs are herbivorous marine mammals that spend their entire lifeat sea and are better known as “sea cows” for their habit of grazing onsea grass. In Vietnam, they can be found only in waters around Phu QuocIsland and Con Dao Island.
They are hunted for food, oil, traditional medicine and jewelry, and listed globally as vulnerable to extinction.
The Red Book of Vietnam has also put the Dugong on the list of“critically endangered” animals as the population is less than 100around both Phu Quoc and Con Dao islands.-VNA
According to Huynh Vinh Lac, vice head of the Kien Giang provincialPeople’s Committee Office, the company said it is ready to receive andtake care of Dugongs captured by fishermen or those rescued by relevantauthorities.
The company will also conductcommunication activities to raise public awareness about the rarespecies and conservation work.
Dang Thanh Thuy,director of the company, said that with modern facilities of itsaquarium and nearly ten years of experience in taking care of seacreatures, the company is capable of taking good care of the animal,which is facing high danger of extinction.
TheDugongs are herbivorous marine mammals that spend their entire lifeat sea and are better known as “sea cows” for their habit of grazing onsea grass. In Vietnam, they can be found only in waters around Phu QuocIsland and Con Dao Island.
They are hunted for food, oil, traditional medicine and jewelry, and listed globally as vulnerable to extinction.
The Red Book of Vietnam has also put the Dugong on the list of“critically endangered” animals as the population is less than 100around both Phu Quoc and Con Dao islands.-VNA
