"Not just a legend!" Experts stunned after fisherman captures wild sea creature not seen in nearly a century: 'The beautiful ...

DESCRIPTION: The dugong is a marine mammal related to the manatee. It averages nine feet in length and weighs 550 to 1,000 pounds. The Okinawa dugong is slate gray to gray bronze in color and its tail ...

The dugong, an endangered marine animal species designated as a natural monument by the government of Japan, almost certainly inhabit broad areas of the Ryukyu Island chain in Okinawa Prefecture ...

The case of Si Tenang the baby dugong captured national attention in 1999. Atan Hussin (Pak Atan), a fisherman in southern Johor, had accidentally caught a baby dugong in his net. Finding that it ...

Unfortunately, dugongs face numerous threats from habitat destruction, hunting, and the impacts of climate change. Dugong Adventure is dedicated to raising awareness about these threats and ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A dugong, the marine mammal believed to have inspired the legendary mermaid, was spotted off the coast of Yilan on Tuesday, marking the species' first live sighting in Taiwan in ...

In 2001, in recognition of the need for effective management of dugongs in the WIO region, Decision CP.3/4 of the 3rd Conference of the Parties of the Nairobi Convention requested regional and ...