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00:43World War II is not a far-off distant history. It still very much resonates with people today.
00:51If war broke out here, or if something were to happen in Palau, where would Palauans go?
00:57Who would be in charge or responsible for taking care of them? How would they eat?
01:04You know, where would they live? And some very basic questions like that, because the concern is very real.
01:39That important gathering site is so close to a major construction project is concerning.
01:48So, again, the project will be a big experiment, and we hope that the impacts are not only mitigated, but
01:58they're talking about starting and finishing in two years.
02:03So, if we can stay to that timeline, and that's the only disturbance, what I would expect potentially is that
02:10we might lose the concentration of dugongs for that two-year period.
02:15I don't know that. They might just put up with the sound. They certainly put up with a lot of
02:20noise pollution from speedboats.
02:24And then, hopefully, when the project is over, they'll return to their happy place. So, we'll have to wait and
02:32see.
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