what is its conservation status?
Vulnerable
Dugong
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.
where did cyclone althea hit? North Queensland in Australia mention a few tourist spots at the place mentioned above in australia? Great Barrier Reef; the rainforests in the Wet Tropics of Queensland; Magnetic Island what kind of hunting takes place at the first tourist spot? Hunting for Dugongs and green turtles where did the first animal get its name from? The name derives from the Visayan give a few details on its anatomy? Large, cylindrical shaped body that tapers at both ends with a large horseshoe-shaped muscular upper lip. It has a tail fluke and flippers. is it extinct at a particular place? Yes, in the Mediterranean sea and in Seychelles what kind of importance does the creature have to humans? Dugong meat and oil have traditionally been some of the most valuable foods Australian aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders; In Papua New Guinea they are seen as a symbol of strength. is there any correlation between environmental degradation and the creature? If dugongs do not get enough seagrass to eat they may calve later and produce fewer young.  Sewage, detergents, heavy metal, hypersaline water, herbicides, and other waste products all negatively affect seagrass meadows.
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Dugong [SEP] Conservation
In many countries, dugong numbers have never been surveyed. As such, trends are uncertain, with more data needed for comprehensive management. The only data stretching back far enough to mention population trends comes from the urban coast of Queensland, Australia. The last major worldwide study, made in 2002, concluded that the dugong was declining and possibly extinct in a third of its range, with unknown status in another half. 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.