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Australia is home to the world’s largest dugong population with more than 100,000 thought to live in the Torres Strait. Dugongs diet consists almost entirely of seagrass. Dugongs can live for around 70 years, but they are slow to mature, with females reaching breeding age at around 10 years. Females only give birth to a single calf every 3-7 ...
Dugong hunting has been practised in Wide Bay–Burnett in Queensland since at least 1861. Commercial netting began in 1924. The dugong was a prized source of oil, hide, and meat, and charcoal from their bones was used in sugar refining. [3] The practice was banned in 1965, apart from a limited catch by Indigenous Australians, who used dugongs ...
The Queensland Government is committed to addressing alleged cruelty in the hunting of dugong and turtles. On 12 September 2012 amendments were made to the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 to protect dugong and turtles from unreasonable pain and suffering. The changes removed the exception from animal welfare obligations that existed for ...
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May 1, 2019 · Marine turtles and dugongs are protected under the Australian Government’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which lists them as marine and migratory species, and also by various state and Northern Territory legislation. Six species of marine turtle are protected by the EPBC Act – the leatherback ...
Apr 7, 2013 · According to world-leading dugong experts, legal Indigenous hunting is the greatest source of dugong mortality in northern Australia and is not sustainable in the Torres Strait and Cape York.
Dec 7, 2016 · Nonetheless, both green turtles and dugongs died in record numbers in the year after the extreme floods and cyclones of the summer of 2010-11. Dugongs stopped breeding in the Great Barrier Reef region south of Cooktown. Thankfully, our current aerial survey indicates that dugong calving has resumed as inshore seagrass habitats recover.
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The Dugong and Turtle Protection Plan includes the following seven core elements: $2 million for a Specialised Indigenous Ranger Programme for strengthened enforcement and compliance and marine conservation in Queensland and the Torres Strait. The programme is being delivered by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
