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A guide to knowing your dugongs from your manatees

We love our mermaids of the sea, but do you know the difference between a manatee and dugong?

The number of baby dugongs in the Great Barrier Reef has increased

The 2011 Queensland floods devastated the dugong’s primary food source causing an increase in deaths by starvation. Since then, a number of initiatives on behalf of the government, interest groups and traditional owners have attempted to protect the species from extinction. After six years, we have some good news.

Traditional hunting gets headlines, but is not the big threat to turtles and dugongs

The real threats to dugongs and turtles – climate change and marine debris – are not being addressed.

Nets bad news for migrating dugongs

GPS tracking reveals why migrating dugongs are vulnerable to shark nets.

Dugong rescue operation in NSW

A young dugong recently found a long way from home in southern NSW is being relocated to Queensland after concerns over its health mounted.

Rare dugong sighting in southern NSW

A dugong has made an unusual appearance in the cool waters of Merimbula, on the NSW Far South Coast.

Video: Meet Australia’s only captive dugongs

There are only six captive dugongs in the world and Australia has two of them

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