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, ...

Only three people surveyed from coastal communities in China reported seeing the dugong in the past five years. Known as the ocean's most gentle giant, the dugong's slow, relaxed behaviour is ...

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 ...

The roaring sounds of waves crashing against the breakwater were audible at Kabola Beach, Alor District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. The sun's ...

Conservationists have launched a new plan to use satellite tagging on the remaining members of the dugong population to provide critical information on their habitat use, including where they ...

The government is partnering with five wildlife conservation groups to save six endangered species from extinction, including ...

A high-value suspect was arrested in an anti-drug buy-bust operation inside a Chinese cemetery here and seized from him ...

Kampot is estimated to have between 40 and 46 humpback dolphins and between 20 and 30 Irrawaddy dolphins, which are found ...

Cambodia has a marine mammal problem. Dolphins, dugongs and other species are caught and killed in fishers’ nets or wash up ...