Sentences with phrase «endangered dugongs»

The largest island, Koh Libong, has a population of endangered dugongs.

Lucky visitors might catch a glimpse of an endangered dugong, but all will depart with a sense of experiencing something completely different.

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The critically endangered hawksbill turtle, with its almond eyes, black spots and hooked beak, rests on the reefs feeding on these sponges while the vulnerable dugong, a flabby mammal with a wide snout and dolphin-esque tail, circles lagoons, feeding on the reef's seagrasses.

A paddle along this very rich plant diversity will often discover turtles resting or feeding, rays, mud crabs, fish, sea birds, dugongs and sometimes the endangered Australian Humpback Dolphin.

Rooted in myth and mystery, this siren figure — evocative of a mermaid — references both the dugong, an endangered relative of the manatee found in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia, and the East African folkloric legend of the half woman, half sea creature who entices and eludes (nguva in Swahili).

The traditional owners are in dispute with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority over the hunting of the now endangered turtle and dugong.