The dugong is a unique character of the sea. Weighing in at almost half a tonne ... to hunters in the 20th Century who sought the animal for its skin, bones and meat. After a notable decline ...

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

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

The Kung Fu Dugong turns out to be Luffy's apprentice from Alabasta. With Chopper's interpretation, he explains that he and ...

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.

As an adaptation to bottom-feeding, its muzzle is turned downward and its upper lip is covered with stiff yet sensitive bristles used to isolate and uproot sea grasses. All dugongs have smooth skin ...

However, global populations of dugongs have declined, owing to demand for the animal’s meat ... of fish in the waters around Bintan. A day at sea earns around 150,0000-200,000 rupiah, between ...

TRICHY: An eight feet long dugong, also called sea cow, a protected marine animal under the schedule 1 of Wild Life (protection) Act was rescued by fishermen in Thanjavur district on Sunday.

The IUCN said the population of the sea mammals in the Nansei ... In the global assessment of the dugong population in past IUCN red lists, the animals were listed as “Vulnerable,” meaning ...

OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--Researchers have developed a new way to locate habitats of the elusive dugong, an endangered type of sea cow ... the DNA sequences of other animals can be mistaken with ...

(X/@supriyasahuias) Dugongs, gentle sea mammals, are classified as 'vulnerable ... After considerable perseverance, they managed to release the animal back into the water, demonstrating their ...