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Sep 27, 2021 · The art piece represents traditional dugong hunting where the hunter is guided by the phosphorescent glow the dugong would leave in the water at night. What future for dugongs? Despite legislations to forbid dugong meat consumption outside specific traditional permits, poaching persists, in New Caledonia and in many of the “low-income” countries that are home to dugongs.
Sep 27, 2023 · Released this week, the 2022 Dugong Aerial Survey: Mission Beach to Moreton Bay report is part of a series of aerial surveys conducted every five years to monitor the distribution and abundance of dugongs along Queensland's coast. The 2022 survey focused on the Mission Beach to Moreton Bay region, with surveys from Cape York to Cairns set to commence next week.
Jun 2, 2021 · The largest populations today are found along the coasts of Australia (10,000 dugongs) 5, followed by the Arabian/Persian Gulf (6000) 6,7, Red Sea (2000) 8, New Caledonia (898) 5,9, and Mozambique ...
- Anocha Poommouang, Wannapimol Kriangwanich, Kittisak Buddhachat, Janine L. Brown, Promporn Piboon, S...
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Sep 18, 2024 · Dugongs were once common along Africa’s east coast but now the numbers of these gentle marine herbivores have declined significantly with just a few hundred left. The reasons for this decline ...
Sep 29, 2023 · The researchers also found that the dugong population on Queensland’s eastern coast, between Mission Beach and Bundaberg, is declining about 2.3 percent annually, per the ABC.
- Margaret Osborne
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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To see a dugong is to want to hug a dugong, with its round body, gently curved flippers and gigantic smiling face. Along with their manatee cousins, these marine mammals have earned the nickname ...
