This Thai actor is inspiring kids to save the environment
The docile ocean mammal was spotted without a mother near the coast of Krabi, a popular beach destination in Southern Thailand, in April. Images of her nuzzling marine biologists, who are now tasked with feeding motherless Marium up to 15 times a day, went viral.Part of a social campaign to raise awareness about the threatened creatures was Thai actor and conservationist Alex Rendell, who posted about Marium on Instagram.
EEC teaches children through real life experiences, such as snorkeling. "Marium is very famous in Thailand right now. This wouldn't have happened three or four years ago," said Rendell."No one would even know what a dugong was.""Let nature be your classroom" EEC Thailand runs camps focused on researching dugongs, as well as leatherback sea turtle conservation and creating buoys to protect coral reefs.
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