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Download scientific diagram | Map of the overall regions assessed showing the latest data reported on dugong (Dugong dugon) distribution in Southeast Asia over the last 11 years, 2010 to June 2021 ...
May 15, 2022 · Map of the overall regions assessed showing the latest data reported on dugong (Dugong dugon) distribution in Southeast Asia over the last 11 years, 2010 to June 2021, along with maps of (A ...
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only herbivorous mammal that is strictly marine. It has a range spanning some 37 countries, including tropical and subtropical coastal and island waters. This plan presents a global overview of the status of the dugong and its management throughout its range.
- Carole Eros, Joanna Hugues, H. Marsh, Helen Penrose
- 2002
PLEASE NOTE: This map is a partial reference to documented sites where hunting of endangered dugongs occurs, either legally or due to poaching. The locations listed here are not all sites where this brutal and unsustainable practice occurs. New sites are added daily as photographic and written evidence is checked for accuracy and reliability.
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. Commonly known as "sea cows," dugongs graze peacefully on sea grasses in shallow coastal waters of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
The Dugong is listed as Vulnerable at a global scale (Marsh & Sobtzick, 2019). Dugongs are found in coastal and island waters from East Africa to Vanuatu between approximately 27°N and 27°S (Marsh & Sobtzick, 2019). The western limit of their range includes the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, continental East Africa, and the islands and archipelagos ...
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PhD on dugongs in New Caledonia (JCU-IRD) Research fellow at Murdoch University (Perth, Western Australia) Dugong researcher at James Cook University (Townsville, QLD) from October 2021 Technical advisor to the UNEP-CMS Dugong MoU Secretaria Field of expertise Dugong spatial ecology and population dynamics (aerial survey, animal tracking)