Forest Department felicitates fishermen for rescuing endangered Dugongs, awards cash prizes, and conducts awareness programs ...

DESCRIPTION: The dugong is a marine mammal related to the manatee. It averages nine feet in length and weighs 550 to 1,000 pounds. The Okinawa dugong is slate gray to gray bronze in color and its tail ...

A dead dugong was discovered in Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental, prompting an investigation into its cause of death and renewed calls for marine conservation.

Marine mammal, believed to have inspired mermaid legend, released after accidental capture | Mar. 29, 2025 10:14 ...

Dugongs, often called“sea cows,” are marine mammals that play a vital role in maintaining the health of seagrass meadows. These meadows are essential for the overall health of marine ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), which spotted two dead dugongs (sea cows) along the country’s shores, ...

Throughout history, humans saw marine mammals as food, as sources for fur or other survival ... Steller’s sea cow in Alaska, a species of dugong, had already been rendered extinct in less than 30 ...

A deceased dugong (sea cow) was discovered washed ashore near the seawall in Marihatag, Surigao del Sur, prompting an ...