If you liked this story, share it with other people. The herbivorous dugong was classed as a vulnerable species in 1982 by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Hunters like Munsa in ...

Fishing industry and Indigenous community leaders in Australia's north are calling for further investigation into why dugong numbers appear to have declined by 50 per cent in the Gulf of Carpentaria, ...

Authorities say they have stepped up patrols on illegal dugong hunting in far north Queensland. Five dugongs have been found dead in nets off far north Queensland over the past three months including ...

The declaration comes as three federal ministers commit to talk to indigenous rangers and the Queensland state government to spearhead moves that could see more “no take’’ zones introduced in a bid to ...

Tiwi Islands man Frances Vigona-Daniels, 26, said he and his mates “sometimes” use this hunting tactic to capture adult dugongs in Territory waters. Mr Vigona-Daniels said he kills two to four adult ...

It’s rough out there: the waters off Townsville present many more threats to dugongs than do the hunters of the Torres Strait. Francisco Martins “How many are there?” and “how are they doing?” are the ...

The real threats to dugongs and turtles – climate change and marine debris – are not being addressed. RECENT CALLS FOR a ban on legal traditional hunting of dugongs and marine turtles imply that ...

Fishing industry and Indigenous community leaders in Australia's north are calling for further investigation into why dugong numbers appear to have declined by 50 per cent in the Gulf of Carpentaria, ...

A HUNTER has hit back at calls to ban dugong hunting, saying there’s no proof the animal is an endangered species despite its global classification as ‘vulnerable’. Tiwi Islands man Frances ...