R.S, Mohan Lal (2001) Threat to dugongs: The Massive sea cows are vanishing in India. Down To Earth, Vol.10 (5). pp. 22-23. ISSN 0971-8079
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The legendary sea cows or dugongs, known locally as ' aavuli ' of the Indian seas are on the road to extinction. The marine mammal, which feeds its young ones from its breasts grows to about 2.1 m and weighs about 600 kgs. During the early part of the century, the dugongs were found in thousands in the Gulf of Mannar, Palk Bay, the Gulf of Kutch and Andaman islands in India. A recent aerial survey carried out by Leatherwood of Marine Park, Hong Kong, could not spot a single animal in the Rameshwaram area, though occassionally they are reported by the fishermen. They feed on sea grass ( Cymodocea serrulata and Halophyla ovata) . They are found as far away as on the East African coast in the West and up to Japan in the East. A good population of it exists off the coast of Australia.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Marine Mammals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, India, Sea Cow |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
| Depositing User: | Chitti Babu ICSF |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Feb 2022 10:10 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Feb 2022 10:10 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/10492 |
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