Sadly, its habitat close to shore in 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, dugongs were ...

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.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on is scheduled to visit Trang on Saturday to assess the dugong ...

Manatees are a species closely related to dugongs, but manatee DNA copies cannot be made using this technique. That makes it unlikely that the DNA sequences of other animals can be mistaken with ...

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 ...

Local residents suspect that illegal poaching activity could be behind the animal's death. ...

“The endangered dugong species is currently facing a number ... This index indicates how such animals face a high risk of extinction in the wild. During the programme, Ali meets with experts ...

According to a classification made by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the dugongs are currently listed as one of the internationally endangered animals. This program comes in ...

A shocking discovery was made on one of the beaches in Phuket, a famous Thai island. Residents of the Baan Bang Rong village ...

A local fishing community in Thanjavur was celebrated for their successful rescue of an endangered dugong trapped in a ...