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270 endangered dugongs estimated to be thriving along Tamil Nadu coast
Updated On: 05 February, 2026 11:05 PM IST | Chennai | PTI
The estimation, she said was conducted in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and it identified 158 dugongs in Palk Bay and 112 in the Gulf of Mannar
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The population of dugongs along the Tamil Nadu coast has been estimated at 270 by WII, and this signals a stable and thriving environment for the endangered marine mammals, a top state official said on Thursday.
Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Forests said the recent assessment by the Wildlife Institute of India is "big news in wildlife conservation."
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