Why Mozambique is tracking Dugong movements with satellite technology

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A Dugong in Bazaruto Archipelago National Park, Mozambique. (Andrea Marshall)

Mozambique has launched an extensive survey using rare satellite tagging technology in Bazaruto Archipelago National Park in a bid to track dugong movements and safeguard their habitat.

This as the country looks to save the mammals’ last viable population in the western Indian Ocean.

The dugong is one of four living species of the order Sirenia, which also includes three species of manatees, and is the…



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