Dugongs and manatees, the only fully aquatic herbivorous mammals, live in the coastal
waters, rivers and lakes of more than 80 subtropical and tropical countries. Symbols of fierce …

There is growing interest from research and conservation groups in the potential for using
small unoccupied aerial vehicles (UAVs;< 2 kg) to conduct wildlife surveys because they are …

Dugongs (Dugong dugon) experienced a serious population decline in China during the
twentieth century, and their regional status is poorly understood. To determine their current …

Marine mammal bycatch poses a particular challenge in developing countries, where data to
document bycatch and its effects are often lacking. Using the Bycatch Risk Assessment …

Marine mammals are common, highly visible, and charismatic species that are potentially
vulnerable to oil contamination, yet we know surprisingly little about the effects of oil on …

Dugongs (Dugong dugon) depend on seagrass meadows for food. As such seagrass and
dugong conservation should go hand in hand. Assessing dugong populations is notoriously …

We estimated the abundance of Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) through
a large-scale project conducted in 2010 in north-eastern Brazil and evaluated the efficacy of …

Coastal zones are recognized as areas that embody the term cross-boundary: land-sea
boundaries, socio-institutional boundaries, focal areas for contrasting human enterprise, and …

Conservation efforts use scientific data to provide an adaptive framework wherein habitat
and wildlife sustainability can co-exist with human activities. Good science informs decision …

The dugong (Dugong dugon), a large marine mammal herbivore of the Indo-Pacific, is
vulnerable to extinction at a global scale due to a combination of human-related threats …