Photo Feature
Dugongs
<p>Dugongs are closely related to manatees, and are the only surviving species of the family Dugongidae. They are distributed in the Indo-Pacific region from Africa to Southeast Asia, and all the way to Australia. They are classified as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Globally Threatened Species and in India, dugongs are listed under Schedule 1 of the <em>Wildlife Protection Act,</em> 1972, the highest protection status in India – on par with the tiger.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Photo: Sagar Rajpurkar.</strong></span></p>