[The One]
Dugong, or seacow
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POOF ! THAT'S HOW FAST THE LAST DUGONG WILL EVER BE SEEN BY THE HUMAN RACE . WITHOUT YOUR HELP , DUGONGS ALL OVER THE WORLD MIGHT FACE THIS DREADFUL FATE . THANKFULLY , ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AROUND THE WORLD HAD HELPED THESE COY CREATURES TO SURVIVE THIS ORDEAL . RESEARCHES DONE HAS SHOWN STARTLING STATISTICS THAT REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF DUGONGS LEFT TODAY . SO , LETS MAKE AN EFFORT TO SAVE THESE SEA MAMMALS ...
Sunday, April 29, 2007

PASIR GUDANG: An adult dugong was found dead by seamen in the waters off the Johor Port near Pasir Gudang yesterday morning. The carcass of the female dugong, measuring about three metres in length and weighing about 110kg, was found floating along Malaysia-Singapore border in the Johor Straits at about 9am. The captain of a pilot boat from Malaysia Towerage Transport Sdn Bhd, Ibrahim Ani, who saw the floating carcass fished it out of the water.
According to Ibrahim, other seamen had reported seeing several other carcasses of the mammals, floating in the water near the area where the dead dugong was found. He said sailors from ships which called at the port recently said they had seen the mammals following vessels in small groups.
Fisheries Department Deputy Director General Hashim Ahmad said initial findings showed that the baby dugong could have died due to stress suffered while the mammal was being kept in a kelong. He said the dugong could have suffered from a lack of proper nutrition while in captivity and the injuries it suffered. He added that it was carrying injuries believed to have been caused by boat propellers.
[Nothing's gonna change my world]2:28 AM