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Dugongs and manatees all over the world are threatened. These sea cows have almost vanished from the coasts of the Philippines. Even if hunting dugongs has ...
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- What Are Dugongs?
- It’S Hard to Know How Vulnerable Dugongs Could Be
- Dugongs Declared ‘Functionally Extinct’ in China
- What Is Being Done to Protect Dugongs?
- Qatar Isn’T The only Country Recognising The Importance of Dugongs
Described by the WWFas “plump” in appearance, they get around using their striking dolphin-like tails, living off seagrass grown from shallow ocean beds. People often get them confused with their cousin - the similarly striking manatee. Unlike their close relation, Dugongs inhabit eastern ocean watersrather than freshwater lakes, and are slightly s...
We understand that manatees are threatened by warming water temperatures, which make it easier to assess their status as vulnerable animals. Picturing the future for their cousins is a little foggier. Dugongs actually help the climate through the protection of their food source, seagrass meadows, as they are known to be a great means of “blue carbo...
To try and get a better sense of how dugongs were faring in China, researchers conducted a large-scale interview survey across four Chinese provinces. Only 5 per cent of 788 respondents reported past dugong sightings, with an average last-sighting date of 23 years earlier. No records are documented after 2008. It’s possible that China has few survi...
Given the animal’s large residency in the area, it is no surprise that Qataris leading the way in making sure a firm effort is put towards keeping them safe. Dugong’s relationship with the countryis a special one - they were first known to populate the Arabian Gulf over 7,500 years ago. It’s uncommon for the creatures to travel in large groups, but...
The Philippines has also introduced legislation to protect dugongs under conservation laws that inflict harsh penalties on fishermenwho harm them. It’s the first marine protection in the country of this kind. The country’s national situation got so bad that dugongs could only survive in specially protected areas where they were protected from fishi...
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A dugong, also known as a sea cow, in a protected marine reserve in the Philippines. On the mammal’s underside, remora fish snack on parasites—and dugong poop. Javier Aznar González de Rueda
Aug 25, 2021 · A close relative of the manatee found in the Indo-Pacific, dugongs are a hit for tourists and an important part of coastal marine ecosystems. But between climate change, harmful fishing practices ...
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