Box Jellyfish Safety Reinforced on Samui
Thailand may not have got everything perfect in its fight against box jellyfish, but it has got a lot right and been nothing short of proactive and persistent. A far cry from a number of its neighbours. Box jellyfish stings still occur in Thailand as do the occasional fatalities. No surprise here with so many beaches being their natural habitat. However, it could be much worse. In 2015, for example, popular Koh Samui was in a world of pain with a series of widely-publicised box jellyfish deaths threatening the island's rich tourism industry. Instead of burying their heads in the sand as others have, the Thais took the initiative and created a prevention and treatment program involving experts, government officials, hospitals and locals. It worked. And it still works. There are now many examples on this blog of how the Thais have achieved such impressive results. There are also some examples of what they have got wrong, though they are far outweighed by the successes. Thailand is