SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The U.S. Department of Defense must reassess the impacts of a controversial new military base on Okinawa in order to protect the endangered Okinawa dugong, a manatee-like marine ...

Local residents suspect that illegal poaching activity could be behind the animal's death. ...

Fishermen in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, rescued and released a dugong caught in their nets, highlighting growing local efforts in ...

THANJAVUR: A dugong, an endangered marine mammal, caught in a seine net in the early hours of Sunday near Adirampattinam was ...

A local fishing community in Thanjavur was celebrated for their successful rescue of an endangered dugong trapped in a ...

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 ...

OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--Researchers have developed a new way to locate habitats of the elusive dugong, an endangered type of sea cow, by analyzing DNA left behind in the water from its skin and ...

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 ...

“The endangered dugong species is currently facing a number of threats due to habitat loss and human-related activities such as increased marine activity, being caught in discarded fishing ...

The other, in New Caledonia, east of Australia, is deemed endangered. There are still dugongs living in the waters off around 40 countries. Australia has the world's largest population of dugongs ...

This beautiful gesture reflects the growing awareness within local communities about protecting endangered dugongs, thanks to Tamil Nadu’s extensive awareness efforts.Tamil Nadu is the first ...