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- According to this review, a recent study over an 11-year period (2010 to June 2021) reported dugong presence in Brunei Darussalam (Brunei Bay), Cambodia (Kampot and Kep), Indonesia (East Kalimantan, North Moluku, West Papua, Central Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi), Malaysia (Bangka Island, Riau Archipelago, Sarawak, Johor, Kedah, and Terengganu), the Philippines (Davao and Palawan), Thailand (Andaman Sea and Gulf of Thailand), Timor-Leste (Atauro Island and...
www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-the-overall-regions-assessed-showing-the-latest-data-reported-on-dugong-Dugong_fig1_360613379Map of the overall regions assessed showing the latest data ...
Western range: East Africa, Red Sea and Arabian Gulf. India and Sri Lanka. East and South East Asia. Pacific Islands. Australia. For each country within each region. Distribution and abundance. Threatening processes. Existing conservation initiatives.
Our review recovered sixty-nine live observations and carcass observations of dugongs between 1820 and 2021. The eastern Johor Strait is identified as a dugong hotspot.
Sep 22, 2022 · Where are they found? According to the Wildlife Institute of India, dugongs are found in the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, Gulf of Kutch and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Currently, their population in India is about 250.
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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 years. The calf will stay with its mother for two years.While some of Australia’s dugong populations are healthy, others, such as on the Southern Great Barrier Reef, are in decline. Commercial gillnet fishing is a major threat to dugongs in Queensland. Dugongs are air breathing marine mammals, and are easily entangled in fishing nets and drown. Some areas along the eastern Queensland coastline are close...
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (2021) ‘Dugong’ Available at https://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=28Queensland Government (2021) ‘Nature Conservation Act 1992’ Available at https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1992-020Marsh H, Sobtzick S (2019) Dugong Dugon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T6909A160756767.en.Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment (n.d.) ‘Dugongs’ Available at https://www.environment.gov.au/marine/marine-species/dugongsHabitats. Oceans. Dugongs are cousins of manatees and share a similar plump appearance, but have a dolphin fluke-like tail. And unlike manatees, which use freshwater areas, the dugong is strictly a marine mammal.
Aug 25, 2022 · One of the sea’s most peaceful creatures - said to have inspired mermaid tales - has been declared essentially extinct in China. Nicknamed “sea cows”, dugongs are herbivorous marine mammals...
Jun 2, 2021 · Dugongs have completely disappeared from areas in Japan (Sakishima Shoto islands), Hong Kong, Maldives, Mauritius, Philippines, Taiwan, Cambodia, and Vietnam 1. In Thailand, dugongs are ...
