Published on 21 March was a review of the literature and overview of the contemporary use of aquatic megafauna (cetaceans, sirenians, chelonians, and crocodylians) in the global tropics and subtropics, for 37 species listed on the Appendices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS).
Dugong dugon
Description:
| CMS Instruments | CMS, Dugong (2007) |
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| IUCN Status | Vulnerable |
| Date of entry in Appendix II | 1979 |
| Countries | Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mayotte (France), Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia (France), Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen |
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| English | Dugong, Sea Cow |
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| French | Dugong |
| Spanish | Dugongo |
| German | Dugong, pazifische seekuh |
| Class | Mammalia |
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| Order | Sirenia |
| Family | Dugongidae |
| Scientific name | Dugong dugon |