https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/03/from-carbon-storing-tigers-to-flood-blocking-beavers-how-wildlife-secretly-tackles-climate #wildlife #climate #climatechange #conservation
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this is reminding me to read the #dugong article that's been looking out at me wistfully the last week... https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/jan/20/the-influencer-racing-to-save-thailands-most-endangered-sea-mammal
"Thailand's Last Dugongs"

In Indonesia the dugong appears to be concentrated in specific regions but bycatch in fishing nets is a major cause of death and few young animals are observed. This is evident from an international study towards publicly accessible information on observations of dugongs in Indonesia.
Today, the Arabian Gulf is home to manatee-like marine mammals called dugongs that shape the seafloor as they graze on seagrasses. A newly described fossil site in Qatar reveals that ancient sea cows engineered aquatic ecosystems in a similar way more than 20 million years ago.
Dugong, từng được tuyên bố tuyệt chủng dọc theo bờ biển đại lục Trung Quốc, đã được nhìn thấy gần Rạn Yongshu trên Quần đảo Nam Sa, làm nổi bật những nỗ lực bảo tồn biển thành công của Trung Quốc.
Health check for a dugong in the open ocean. You need rugby helmets apparently!