“We found at least three had died recently in Malaysia, [near the island of Langkawi] where dugong are rarely seen,” Kongkiat said. Despite the recent population plummet, Thailand remains one ...

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 ...

PHUKET: Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on has announced that officials will expand a project ...

Abundant seagrass meadows around Koh Libong and Koh Muk in Trang have allowed the local dugong population to flourish, with a recent survey showing the herd has grown in size since the last one.

THREATS: Dugongs are endangered by habitat loss from U.S. military activities and construction, as well as by noise pollution and marine pollution. POPULATION TREND: Fewer than 50 dugongs may remain ...

As part of the second phase of a WWF dugong campaign in Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, WWF is working with fishermen to protect the endangered marine mammal from being caught ...

These marine mammals are listed as a vulnerable species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Photo shared by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and ...