A threatened marine species was caught off the coast of an Indonesian island for the first time, sparking calls for safeguarding its crucial habitat. According to Mongabay, a dugong calf was spotted ...

A landmark study has revealed the region is a global sanctuary for dugongs, with calf sightings at their highest level since 2006 in areas north of Mission Beach. James Cook University published the ...

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 ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...

The herbivorous dugong was classed as a vulnerable species in 1982 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Hunters like Munsa in Bintan, a cluster of islands between Sumatra and ...

These marine mammals are listed as a vulnerable species, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Photo shared by Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant ...

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Thailand’s dugongs are disappearing fast, reflecting an unfolding crisis in the region’s seagrass ecosystems. Seagrass beds on Thailand’s Andaman Sea coast that support one of the world’s most ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...