Douglas encountered this dugong in a sheltered, shallow bay on the Egyptian coast. It was eating seagrass, its principal food, moving itself along on its flippers rather than its whale-like tail, ...

Its unique peg-like molars, used for grazing on sea grass, were also visible. But rather than assuming that Penang’s coastal waters suddenly have dugong, the Fisheries Department suspects this ...

Only three people surveyed from coastal communities in China reported seeing the dugong in the past five ... of its habitat - including a lack of seagrass beds for feed - has caused a "rapid ...

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Chalermchai Sri-on is scheduled to visit Trang on Saturday to assess the dugong population and the crisis of seagrass ecosystem degradation.

Forest officials estimated the age of the rescued dugong to be around 50-60 years. The marine mammal feeding on the sea grass is credited for increasing the fisheries resources in the sea ...

They called for measures to preserve seagrass beds, which serve as feeding grounds for the creatures. The dugong, regarded as the inspiration for ancient seafaring tales of mermaids, is a mammal ...