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Sumatran dugong hunter struggles to adapt to changing times
The dugong (Dugong dugon) is one of four surviving species in the Sirenia taxonomy (the other three are African, Amazonian and West Indian manatees). However, global populations of dugongs have ...
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Biodiversity: 'Magical marine species' pushed toward extinction
Dugongs belong to the Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals sometimes known as "sea cows". The Sirenia family also includes manatees. In 2015, the IUCN classified dugongs as vulnerable to ...