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Herd size dynamics and observations on the natural history of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India

In the last four decades, dugong (Dugong dugon) aggregations have been rarely reported from the geographically isolated, vast seascape of the Andaman Islands, India.

The Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, hunting, coastal development, and habitat loss are the major causes of this change in the social system of dugongs in the Andaman Islands.

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367091995_Herd_Size_Dynamics_and_Observations_on_the_Natural_History_of_Dugongs_Dugong_dugon_in_the_Andaman_Islands_India