The dugong is a unique character of the sea ... China left it vulnerable to hunters in the 20th Century who sought the animal for its skin, bones and meat. After a notable decline in population ...

A baby dugong stranded on the beach during low tide was rescued. The juvenile marine creature was separated from its mum ...

Fishermen in Thanjavur district successfully rescued an eight-foot-long dugong, a protected marine species, after it was ...

PHUKET: Marine life experts are investigating the death of an adult male dugong whose decapitated body was discovered ...

GEORGE TOWN: Beach-goers in Batu Ferringhi who were assailed by a foul stench were surprised to find that it came from a decomposing carcass of a 1.5m-long animal believed to be a dugong.

Tamil Nadu is the first state in India to notify a Dugong Conservation Reserve in the Palk Bay region marking a ...

That makes it unlikely that the DNA sequences of other animals can be mistaken with those of dugongs when using this method. Currently, scouting for dugong habitats requires a lot of work and ...

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...

Western Australian resident Jake Mason, of Shark Bay Eco Tours, said he's been lucky enough to spot the "cows of the sea" in ...

Each dugong will be named based on its physical characteristics ... DMCR director-general Pinsak Suraswadi said dugongs are ...

Interest in dugong conservation is surging beyond Mozambique, with regional initiatives launching to protect the animals. According to Evan Trotzuk, African Parks’ Research and Monitoring Coordi ...