das ndMar 22
Immer weniger #Dugongs werden vor der Küste Thailands gezählt. Die Meeressäuger leben von Seegras und leiden unter der Zerstörung ihres Lebensraums. Veterinärmediziner Korakot Nganvongpanit und seine Kolleg*innen von der Universität Chiang Mai und des »Phuket Marine Biological Centre« warnen in einer im Fachblatt »Veterinary Integrative Sciences« veröffentlichten Studie: »Ein starker Rückgang im Golf von Thailand reduzierte die Population auf nur noch 18 Dugongs.« 👉 https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1198420.meeressaeuger-thailands-seekuehe-drohen-zu-verschwinden.html
LaGriffeMar 18

En #Thaïlande, un influenceur se bat pour sauver les derniers #dugongs

Discret herbivore des mers tropicales, le dugong voit son habitat disparaître. En Thaïlande, l’influenceur « Pop » consacre son temps à surveiller et protéger l’espèce. https://lareleveetlapeste.fr/en-thailande-un-influenceur-se-bat-pour-sauver-les-derniers-dugongs/

#animaux

En Thaïlande, un influenceur se bat pour sauver les derniers dugongs

Discret herbivore marin, le dugong est menacé. En Thaïlande, l’influenceur « Pop » consacre son temps à surveiller et protéger l’espèce.

La Relève et La Peste
Kate Mar 17
War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds https://phys.org/news/2026-03-war-threatens-gulf-dugongs-turtles.html 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science #IranWar #TrumpsWar
War threatens Gulf's dugongs, turtles and birds

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.

Phys.org
DragofixJan 28

Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/22/thailand-dugong-sea-cow-population-sea-biodiversity-crisis

#Thailand #sea #environment #marinelife #dugongs

Thailand’s endangered ‘sea cows’ are washing ashore – pointing to a crisis in our seas

The Andaman Coast has one of the largest concentration of dugong in the world, so why are numbers falling dramatically and what can they tell us about a biodiversity warning cry

The Guardian
DragofixJan 24

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/looking-for-miracle-thailand-dugong-sea-cows-seagrass-pollution

#AnimalRights #marinelife #dugongs #Thailand #environment

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?

The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

The Guardian
Nikolas KozloffJan 23

And if #UAE was really interested in saving #dugongs, it would get off #fossilfuels which are acidifying the #ocean 🌊

https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/01/21/uae-launches-3-million-global-drive-to-protect-dugongs-and-other-threatened-species/ #wildlife #Climate

UAE launches $3 million global drive to protect dugongs and other threatened species

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Mubadala step up efforts to safeguard endangered animals

The National
earthlingJan 23

A dugong. The Andaman coast in #Thailand was one of very few places in the world with a viable population, but then dead dugongs began washing up.

Photograph: EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Images

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/looking-for-miracle-thailand-dugong-sea-cows-seagrass-pollution

#photography
#dugongs

diese MeerjungfrauJan 22

Immer mehr tote Seekühe werden an Thailands Küsten angespült. Forschende schlagen Alarm: Die Hälfte der Dugong-Population könnte bereits verschwunden sein. Der Grund liegt auf dem Meeresgrund – und könnte ein Warnsignal für das ganze Ökosystem sein.

https://www.watson.de/nachhaltigkeit/klima-umwelt/116265563-artenschutz-thailands-seekuehe-sterben-was-das-mit-seegras-zu-tun-hat

#Dugongs #Seekühe

Artenschutz: Thailands Seekühe sterben – was das mit Seegras zu tun hat

Immer mehr tote Seekühe werden an Thailands Küsten angespült. Forschende schlagen Alarm: Die Hälfte der Dugong-Population könnte bereits verschwunden sein.

watson
Nikolas KozloffJan 20

Time for international movement to save #dugongs and their habitat

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/looking-for-miracle-thailand-dugong-sea-cows-seagrass-pollution #wildlife #pollution #seagrass

Looking for Miracle: why have so many dugongs gone missing from Thailand’s shores?

The Andaman coast was one of very few places in the world with a viable population but then dead dugongs began washing up. Now half have gone

The Guardian
Kate Oct 21
Rare dugong calf sighting in Alor spotlights seagrass & marine mammal conservation https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rare-dugong-calf-sighting-in-alor-spotlights-seagrass-marine-mammal-conservation/ 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dugongs #Science
Rare dugong calf sighting in Alor spotlights seagrass & marine mammal conservation

A rare sighting of a baby dugong off Alor in East Nusa Tenggara has sparked renewed attention to the importance of protecting Indonesia’s seagrass ecosystems and marine wildlife. A short video was released Oct. 10 by the environmental foundation WWF-Indonesia showing the first documented appearance of a baby dugong (Dugong dugon) in the waters of […]

Mongabay Environmental News