Florida's Department of Environmental Protection is appealing a judge's ruling requiring steps to protect manatees in the Indian River Lagoon. The ruling includes a moratorium on new septic tanks in ...

Dugongs and manatees also live in different regions. African manatees inhabit the west coast of Africa, while West Indian and American manatees are found in coastal waters from Florida to Brazil.

Dugongs and manatees also live in different regions. African manatees inhabit the west coast of Africa, while West Indian and American manatees are found in coastal waters from Florida to Brazil.

Meet the dugong — the farmer of the sea. May 28 is celebrated every year as World Dugong Day. Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are the only herbivorous mammals found in India’s marine ecosystems.

Also at risk is the manatee’s elusive cousin, the dugong (Dugong dugon), found across the warm coastal waters of the Indian and Western Pacific oceans. In Asia, dugongs once ranged widely from ...

As with manatees, the dugong’s disappearance would signal the unraveling of fragile marine ecosystems that millions of people depend upon. Such losses are not merely sentimental.

The dugong is a species of marine mammal similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 meters (11 feet) in length. Its conservation status is listed as vulnerable by the International ...

The dugong is a species of marine mammal similar to the American manatee and can grow to about 3.4 meters (11 feet) in length. Its conservation status is listed as vulnerable by the International ...

The now-extinct species of dugong, a manatee-like marine mammal, was swimming in the sea about 15 million years ago when it was preyed upon by two animals: a crocodile and a tiger shark.