Dugongs definition
Examples of Dugongs in a sentence
Dugongs are protected in both Kenya and Tanzania, yet their numbers continue to decline.
In northern Tanzania Dugongs were known to inhabit seagrass beds off the Tanga coast.
Dugongs used to be common marine animals but now less than 1000 remain in the wild The IUCN estimates that 41% of the threatened species are also affected by climate change.
Dugongs, turtles, whales, dolphins, sharks, rays, seabirds and other large marine species play a significant ecological role in the functioning of coastal and oceanic habitats and systems.
Dugongs and turtles have been hunted extensively in the region, both for traditional and subsistence purposes, and more recently for commercial gain.
In addition, the sewage from rapidly developing General ▇▇▇▇▇▇ City (population: 340 thousand in 1996, population growth from 1993 to 1998 is 6.7% p.a.) has negative impacts on the environment of Sarangani Bay which is one of the most important habitats in the world for coral reefs, Dugongs, and green sea-turtles.
Twenty of the world's 54 abalone species are threatened with extinction Dugongs belong to the Sirenia, an order of aquatic mammals sometimes known as "sea cows".