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1. www.sfchronicle.com › climate › articleA giant sea cow once roamed California’s coast. Its ...

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   Dec 1, 2022 · A Red Sea dugong is the closest living relative to now extinct Pacific sea cows. Alexis Rosenfeld, Contributor / Getty Images. An enormous marine mammal once roamed the California coast,...

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2. www.iucn.org › press-release › 202212Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to ...

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   Dec 9, 2022 · Dugong populations in East Africa and New Caledonia have entered the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered and Endangered respectively; the species remains Vulnerable globally. There are now fewer than 250 mature individuals in East Africa and under 900 in New Caledonia.

3. www.ctvnews.ca › climate-and-environment › gentleDugongs extinct in China due to hunting, habitat ... - CTV News

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   Aug 24, 2022 · HONG KONG - The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China's southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday.

4. www.smithsonianmag.com › science-nature › dugongThe Dugong, a Huggable, Seagrass-Loving Sea Cow, Has a New ...

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   A new aerial effort tracks the marks they leave behind. 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 ...

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   Aug 24, 2022 · The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China’s southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday.

6. www.nbcsandiego.com › news › national-internationalDugong, Monarch Butterfly Among 700 New Species Facing ...

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   Dec 9, 2022 · The dugong is vulnerable throughout its range, and now populations in East Africa have entered the red list as critically endangered, IUCN said in a statement. Populations in New Caledonia have...

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   Do Dugongs still exist in China?

   • The authors said they would welcome any evidence that dugongs might still exist in China. They recommended that the species regional status be reassessed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct). The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China’s southern waters for hundreds of years, has been declared functionally extinct in China.

   Sea creature that inspired mermaid tales declared extinct in China

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   Is a dugong extinct in China?

   • The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China ’s southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct in the country, a new study said on Wednesday.

   Sea creature that inspired mermaid tales declared extinct in China

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   Where do dugongs live?

   • The largest remaining group comprises about 300 dugongs living in the protected waters of Bazaruto Archipelago National Park in Mozambique. Smaller groups dot the coast from southern Somalia to Maputo Bay in southern Mozambique, but aircraft surveys are too expensive to regularly map these scattered populations.

   The Dugong, a Huggable, Seagrass-Loving Sea Cow, Has a New Best Fri…

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   Are dugongs endangered?

   • Populations of dugongs – large herbivorous marine mammals – and 44% of all abalone shellfish species enter the IUCN Red List as threatened with extinction; the pillar coral has deteriorated to Critically Endangered due to accumulated pressures. The IUCN Red List now includes 150,388 species, of which 42,108 are threatened with extinction.

   Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals - IU…

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   Why is a dugong important?

   • The dugong is the largest surviving species of Sirenians, an ancient order of mammals that possess unique adaptations and a deep evolutionary history. It is critical to provide protection to the dugong to avoid the fate of the Steller’s sea cow, which was discovered in 1741 and extinct within 27 years.

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   Why are dugongs disappearing from Chinese waters?

   • Research by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences said fishing, ship strikes and human-caused habitat loss have seen the number of dugongs in Chinese waters decrease rapidly from the 1970s onwards.

   Dugongs extinct in China due to hunting, habitat change | CTV News

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8. www.euronews.com › green › 2022/08/25Dugongs: Nature’s ‘sea cows’ are now extinct in China, but ...

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   Aug 25, 2022 · Nicknamed “sea cows”, dugongs are herbivorous marine mammals most often found across Pacific-Asian waters. While they still exist elsewhere, only three people surveyed from Chinese coastal...