The eastern African marine eco region, towards a western Indian Ocean Dugong conservation strategy: The status of dugongs in the western Indian Ocean & pri... Dugongs occur in shallow tropical and subtropical coastal and island waters of the Indo-Pacific. They are threatened worldwide due to ...
It is found along the entire coast of India It is given legal protection under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Select the correct answer using the code given below. 1 and 2 2 only 1 and 3 3 only Explanation: Dugong is an herbivorous animal. It eats sea grass and ...
More than 1,550 marine animals and plants are currently at risk of extinction, with climate chance impacting at least 41% of threatened marine species. One of the new marine species at risk of extinction are populations of dugongs, large herbivorous marine mammals found in East Africa ...
As such, today's IUCN Red List is promoted not only as a credible and objective source of species' threat status with a remit beyond the cause of a few handpicked species, but as a growing data mine, which has improved its utility in conservation, includ- ing species-based conservation,...
DUGONGMARINE heatwavesThe IUCN Species Survival Commission has established the Seaweed Specialist Group, which consists of scientists and practitioners from around the world. The group's main objectives are to assess and improve the conservation status of seaweeds, establish netwo...
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Focused and inclusive actions could ensure the persistence of East Africa's last known viable dugong subpopulation Although the dugongs of Mozambique's Bazaruto Archipelago are the last known viable subpopulation along the East African coast, they remain threatened by a... E Trotzuk,K Findlay,A ...
The small eyes suggest that it is adapted to living in turbid water (just like dugong), while the slender teeth of the species suggest that it is primarily a fish-eater. Distribution: It occurs in India and possibly in Pakistan. The Ganga river system and Hooghly river mouth are its known...