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Crash in dugong population estimates, a warning sign governments can't ignore
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…
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After the Torres Strait, the Gulf of Carpentaria supports the second-largest population of dugongs in the world. Dr. Leonardo Guida, a marine biologist at AMCS, said, "A 50% drop in one of the world's most important dugong populations is a genuinely alarming result, and the research indicates the majority of the decline is occurring on the Queensland side of the Gulf.
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