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Dugong conservation The dugong is listed under the IUCN - the World Conservation Union - Red List of Threatened Animals as being vulnerable to extinction. In Australia, dugongs are protected under various pieces of legislation.

Are dugongs endangered? Dugongs are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List and have been considered so since 1982. The current global population of dugongs is in decline due to human interactions with the species.

Identification. The Dugong is a large, grey brown bulbous animal with a flattened fluked tail, like that of a whale, no dorsal fin, paddle like flippers and distinctive head shape. The broad flat muzzle and mouth are angled down to enable ease of grazing along the seabed.

Scientific name. Dugong dugon [28] Family. Dugongidae:Sirenia:Mammalia:Chordata:Animalia. Species author.

Dugongidae Dugong / Family

The IUCN Red List lists the dugong as vulnerable, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora regulates and in some areas has banned international trade. Most dugong habitats fall within proposed important marine mammal areas.

Dugong Dugong / Scientific name

The IUCN Red List lists the dugong as vulnerable, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora regulates and in some areas has banned international trade.