Dugongs are vulnerable to unsustainable fishing, oil exploration, production, and pollution . They are also vulnerable to unsustainable fishing, oil exploration, production, and pollution .
Dugongs, the larger herbivorous marine mammals commonly referred to as sea cows, are now threatened with extinction, according to an official IUCN Red List update released Friday.They are also vulnerable to unsustainable fishing, oil exploration, production, and pollution, which have reduced the abundance of seagrass in East Africa and New Caledonia, among other threats, according to Howard Peters, the IUCN Director General.Abalone species are currently listed as critically endangered and critically endangered,