Sea cow (Dugong dugon) is the only extant species in the Family Dugongidae and true herbivorous marine mammal. It is listed as vulnerable to extinction at a global scale by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). The present paper documents the status of dugong in Andaman and Nicobar Islands ...
Subspecies Estimated Population International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Status Other Population Classifications Australian sea lions 14,730 Endangered The Wildlife Conservation Act of Australia lists Stellers as “in need of special protection.” California sea lions 357,000 Least Concern The...
These reptiles have roamed the oceans for 100 million years. We've put them at risk, but with a little help, they're rebounding.
Conservation of Nature as “struggles that emerge when the presence or behaviour of wildlife poses actual or perceived, direct and recurring threats to human interests or needs, leading to disagreements between groups of people and negative impacts on people and/or wildlife” (IUCN 2023, p.3). ...
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plus the Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). The family includes the largest living mammal, the Blue Whale (B. musculus), which can weigh up to 150 tons. This family suffered mightily from the 19thcentury whaling industry, and several species are now listed as endangered onThe IUCN Red ...
Thus, the NZSL is listed as 'vulnerable' by the IUCN (IUCN, 2008) and as 'Nationally Critical' by the New Zealand Threat Classification Status (Baker et al., 2010). Vulnerability is exacerbated by on-going fisheries pressures (Robertson and Chilvers, 2011) and potential future epizootic ...
In its native range, the sea lamprey is considered threatened in France, Spain, and Portugal, European countries where the main populations are found, although the species is considered of Least Concern according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened ...
GenusHydrodamalis(Steller’ssea cow) One species hunted toextinction Thomas O'Shea manatee Table of Contents Introduction Form and function Natural history Conservation status Evolution and paleontology References & Edit HistoryQuick Facts & Related Topics ...
also belonged to the dugong family, but all were killed off by humans less than 30 years after they were first scientifically described in 1741. Steller’s sea cow was the largest sirenian and one of the few sirenians to occupy cold water. The termsea cowis now sometimes used to refer ...