Legend has it that the inspiration for mermaids comes from an elusive sea mammal, so skittish that it flees at the first sight of a human. It’s an animal that features heavily in the folklore of ...

You're missing out if you've never heard of the dugong. These cousins of the manatee closely resemble their Florida family, as they are large and gray herbivores that float peacefully through the ...

The undersea world is an amazing one. There are countless species beneath the surface, all engaging in fascinating activities that you have to see to believe. Case in point: the dugong. As you’ll see ...

In encouraging news for India’s marine conservation story, and for nature-focused coastal tourism, a recent survey has recorded 270 dugongs along the Tamil Nadu coastline, marking the country’s ...

Though found in relative abundance in parts of northern Australia, the only known viable dugong population in East Africa calls the waters around the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park in Mozambique ...

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. The ecosystem was already under ...