Dugongs, a placid “gentle giant” marine mammal have been declared “functionally extinct” in China. Meanwhile, their freshwater cousins, Florida manatees, have been under siege as a record number have died in recent years. According to the New York Post it has been more than a decade since dugongs have been spotted in the wild offContinue reading “Chinese Dugong Declared “Functionally Extinct;” Their Florida Relatives Are Under Threat Too”