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Crash in dugong population estimates, a warning sign governments can't ignore

phys.org · 12dShare

A 50% decline in the Gulf of Carpentaria dugong population estimate is a wake-up call for urgent action to protect dugongs in the Gulf, based on surveys undertaken by researchers from James Cook University, Charles Darwin University and Indigenous Ranger groups.

First report: Researchers find dugong numbers halved in Gulf of Carpentaria — abc.net.au, 13d