Notes on stranded dugong in Pavillion Island, Taytay, Palawan, Philippines
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Abstract
A live stranding of a female dugong Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895 occurred in Pavillion Island, Taytay Bay, Palawan on 11 July 2024. However, the weak animal died about two hours after it was spotted. It measured 2.75 m (straight total length) and weighed approximately 300 kg. Other than minor scratches on the skin, no signs of physical injury or evidence of fishery interaction were observed. During necropsy, nylon strands were found in the stomach extending to the small intestine. Although the cause of death remained inconclusive, this incident reflects the threats of discarded fishing nets and plastic pollution to large marine mammals like the dugong in Palawan waters.
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discarded fishing nets, marine mammal, plastic pollution, Threatened species
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