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 is fluked, similar to those of whales or other cetaceans. As an ...

Thailand’s dugongs are disappearing fast, reflecting an unfolding crisis in the region’s seagrass ecosystems. Seagrass beds on Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast that support one of the world’s ...

Researchers using drones to survey the waters off the coast of Thailand spotted a large herd of 23 dugongs — a sign conservation efforts are paying off, wildlife officials said. The exciting ...

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 ...