Dugong

Towards a Western Indian Ocean DUGONG Conservation Strategy

Year Published: 
2004
Author(s): 
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Policies, Strategies and Plans

Dugongs occur in shallow tropical and subtropical coastal and island waters of the Indo-Pacific.

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Tags: 
conservation of species, Dugong
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Policy and Governance
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Dugong: Status Report and Action Plans for Countries and Territories

Year Published: 
2009
Author(s): 
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Geographical Information: 
Western Indian Ocean
Type of content: 
Publications and Reports

The dugong (Dugong dugon) is the only herbivorous mammal that is strictly marine, and is the only extant species in the Family Dugongidae. It is listed as vulnerable to extinction at a global scale by The World Conservation Union (IUCN).

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Tags: 
Dugong, vulnerable species (IUCN), Marine mammals
Topics of the content: 
Biophysical environment, Environmental Governance