Marine mammals are dependent on seagrass which is being rapidly reduced by human impact The dugong is now functionally extinct in China after widespread degradation of their habitat and historical ...

On the brink: The Endangered Species Act 07:57. The dugong, also known as a "sea cow," is extinct in China, scientists say. Researchers from Zoological Society of London and the Chinese Academy of ...

Torres Strait is the world’s largest dugong habitat. ... contains a remarkable 58% of the habitat supporting high densities of dugongs in Queensland, as illustrated by the map below. ...

Science | March 2024. The Dugong, a Huggable, Seagrass-Loving Sea Cow, Has a New Best Friend: Drones. Keeping tabs on the species’ populations is surprisingly hard.

The dugong — a mammal related to the manatee — has become extinct in China, researchers have said.. The dugong is similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 metres in length.

Paris-based Total oil company last week signed an agreement with Environmental Research and Wildlife Agency (Erwda) to continue its funding for two more years for Abu Dhabi's dugong conservation ...

BANGKOK — A baby dugong, a large ocean mammal, that has developed an attachment to humans after being separated from its mother and getting lost off southern Thailand is being nurtured by marine ...

Marium, an orphaned baby dugong who became a beloved conservation symbol after photographs of her nuzzling human caretakers went viral earlier this year, has died from shock sparked by ingesting ...

The government earmarked 152 million yen Friday to survey and protect dugongs off Okinawa and assess the effects of the planned construction of a civilian-military airport there.

The Okinawa dugong is also a federally listed endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, and the U.S. government’s Marine Mammal Commission fears the project would pose a serious threat ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The Japanese government is ending its search for the dugong, an endangered cousin of the manatee, in waters off Okinawa where a controversial Marine Corps runway is under ...