At #CMSCOP15, an organization highlighted a study in Bahrain showing that #dugongs double the carbon uptake of seagrass ecosystems they inhabit—findings that illuminates the importance of research on the interlinkages between #climatechange & migratory species. #ConnectingNature @cms.int

Einstmals galten sie Matrosen als Inspiration für die Sichtung von »Meerjungfrauen«. Nun gefährden Beifang, Umweltveränderungen und Lebensraumzerstörung das Überleben der letzten Dugongs vor Thailands Küsten.

Immer weniger #Dugongs werden vor der Küste Thailands gezählt. Die Meeressäuger leben von Seegras und leiden unter der Zerstörung ihres Lebensraums. Dugongs sind die einzigen heutzutage noch lebenden Vertreter der Gabelschwanzseekühe. 👉 buff.ly/oJudv4s

War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds From sea turtles to birds and the gentle dugong, the Persian Gulf's diverse but fragile marine life is threatened by the bombs and oil of the war in the Middle East.

War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds phys.org/news/2026-03-war-threate... 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Manatees #Science #IranWar #TrumpsWar

The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs va...

#Dugongs are endangered in #Thailand. Follow "Pop," citizen scientist and conservationist as he highlights the plight of these rare mammals. Well done Pop! #extinctionisforever www.theguardian.com/science/vide...

The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs…

#alohafriday #dugongs

Mini Documentary: The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal

www.theguardian.com/science/vide...

UAE launches $3 million global drive to protect dugongs and other threatened species | The National Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Mubadala step up efforts to safeguard endangered animals

And if #UAE was really interested in saving #dugongs, it would get off #fossilfuels which are acidifying the #ocean 🌊

www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/202... #wildlife #Climate

The influencer racing to save Thailand’s most endangered sea mammal Amateur conservationist and social media influencer Theerasak 'Pop' Saksritawee has a rare bond with Thailand’s critically endangered dugongs. Pop raises an urgent alarm — before Thailand’s dugongs va...

Sadness and beauty together. Such beautiful people working hard to save Thailand's dugongs #Dugongs #Thailand #Extinction www.theguardian.com/science/vide...

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores? The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

Where have all the #dugongs gone?
#Thailand #nature #environment www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores? The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

Time for international movement to save #dugongs and their habitat

www.theguardian.com/environment/... #wildlife #pollution #seagrass

The Australian government #Auspol continues to ignore the science. "During the trial there were 676 shark sightings by drones, significantly higher than the 284 caught in adjacent nets." 🦈🦈🦈

#Sharks #BanSharkNets #NetsOutNow #ByCatch #Dolphins #Whales #Turtles #Dugongs #AnimalWelfare #Australia

Rare dugong calf sighting in Alor spotlights seagrass & marine mammal conservation news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rare-dugong-calf... 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science

Frontiers | Detection of the largest herd of dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Central Arabian Gulf using unmanned aerial vehicles The dugongs (Dugong dugon), one of the few marine herbivorous mammals, are classified as vulnerable species by the IUCN, and their population monitoring is c...

⟦Alagha et al.⟧ Detection of the largest herd of dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Central Arabian Gulf using unmanned aerial vehicles www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/... 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science

Attn @eparpillee.bsky.social. #dugongs

Western #Australia will designate the 2,600sq km #Exmouth Gulf a #marine reserve, with 30% of its waters off-limits to fishing. Encompassing #coral reefs and #mangroves, the Gulf is home to Australia’s largest concentration of #dugongs and is a vital stop-off point for migrating humpback #whales

Collaborator Spotlight | Dr. Maria Theresa R. Aquino From the reefs of Tubbataha to the rivers of Palawan, Dr. Maria Theresa “Teri” R. Aquino has dedicated her career to protecting wildlife…

From #crocodiles to #cetaceans, Dr. Teri Aquino’s life’s work is protecting #marinewildlife. 🐊🐢🐬

Her wish for SeaLifeBase at 20? “More funds to sustain your work!” 🔗 bit.ly/DrTeriAquino #MarineConservation #MarineMegafauna #Cetaceans #MarineTurtles #Dugongs #Sharks #TubbatahaReefs #SeaLifeBase20

From #crocodiles to #cetaceans, Dr. Teri Aquino’s life’s work is protecting #marinewildlife. 🐊🐢🐬

Her wish for SeaLifeBase at 20? “More funds to sustain your work!”

#MarineConservation #MarineMegafauna #Cetaceans #MarineTurtles #Dugongs #Sharks #CrocodileConservation #TubbatahaReefs #SeaLifeBase20

⟦Panyawai & Prathep⟧ Spatial and Seasonal Variation of Dugong Feeding Grounds and Habitat Use in Intertidal Seagrass Meadows: A Case Study at Libong Island, Thailand onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.70067 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science

‘Mermaid’ dugong spotted for first time in South China Sea reef in decades A dugong, one of the oldest marine mammals on Earth and often called a

‘Mermaid’ dugong spotted for first time in South China Sea reef in decades - Global Times https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202508/1341455.shtml 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science

Drugs to dugongs: How did a former gang member in Indonesia transform his life—and the seabeds around him? Desperate for work, Onesimus Laa left Alor island for a life of crime in Jakarta. But on his return, he found paradise in crisis.

What an incredible story of resiliance, perserverance and passion.

"As he continued to plant seedlings, he noticed a dugong kept following him. Mostly found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans and Australian waters, dugongs are also known as ‘sea cows’ and similar to manatees."
#dugongs #conservation

Scientists uncover the secret lives of dugongs in Moreton Bay The world's largest health study of dugongs in Moreton Bay provides critical clues for helping conserve the enigmatic marine mammal, especially in other locations where numbers are falling.

Scientists uncover the secret lives of dugongs in Moreton Bay www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-12/... 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science

We tracked 13,000 giants of the ocean over 30 years, to uncover their hidden highways phys.org/news/2025-06-tracked-gia... 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Sirenia #Dugongs #Manatees #PolarBears #Science

Original post on mstdn.social

Wang et al.] Spatial planning for dugong conservation: Assessing habitat suitability and conservation gaps in Indo-Pacific Convergence Zone www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/... 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales […]

Introducing Olga, who is quantifying the extent to which tiger sharks feed on threatened dugongs and turtles in Shark Bay, Australia.

More info here: saveourseas.com/project/tige...

#SOSF2025Projects #saveourseasfoundation #SharkBay #Australia #dugongs #turtles

Want to talk #MarineMammal #conservation #policy? #dugongs? Genuine engagement with Traditional Owners of the #GreatBarrierReef and #IndigenousKnowledge? #ConservationPlanning? #GIS? Come find me at @iccb2025.bsky.social in Brisbane!
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Map of Chasm Island (Anindilyakwa: Burrabarra or Barrubarra). Google Maps.

William Westall (1803) Chasm Island, native cave painting, 1803, watercolour. National Library of Australia

Images from #ChasmIsland (Anindilyakwa: Burrabarra or Barrubarra), #GulfCarpentaria #Australiahome to #IndigenousPeopleslike #Kurtijarand the now extinct #yalangalanguage. Showing images of hunting from #boats or #canoes for #turtles, #dolphins & #dugongs.
1/6 #coastalhistory #maritimeheritage

Anonymous engraving of Dutch activity on Mauritius in 1598 from Het Tvveede Boeck (1601) Neck, Jacob Cornelisz. van, Het tvveede boeck, iournael oft dagh-register: inhoudende een warachtich verhael ende historische vertellinghe vande reyse, gedaen door de acht schepen van Amstelredamme, gheseylt inden maent martij 1598 (Middelburg, 1601)

Mauritius country profile https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13882233

Images of the fishing in around 17th century from Dutch drawings of the shore of #Mauritius, showing rod and line, seine shore netting, harpooning with a trident. The quarry is a range of #fish, #turtles, #dugongs, shellfish and a Dodo. 1/3 #coastalhistory #maritimeheritage

Dugongs: Sea Cows

#dugongs #nature #wildlife
youtu.be/3nIjckgoHAc

Did you know #Dugongs can hold their breath for up to 12 minutes? These creatures have been listed as vulnerable since 1982. Nowadays the biggest population can be found in #Australia with around 100,000 individuals.
#wildlife