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Dugong dugon

2 Dugong at Wellington Point, QLD

Dugong dugon at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023
Dugong dugon at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023
Dugong dugon at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023
Dugong dugon at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023
Dugong dugon at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023
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Identification history

Dugong dugon 8 Sep 2023 Liam.m
Dugong dugon 8 Sep 2023 TimL

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Significant sighting

8 Sep 2023

First ever sighting of a Dugong for NatureMapr and listed as a vulnerable species in Queensland

User's notes

Poor images, provided for record purposes. The Dugong was sighted by fishermen adjacent to the breakwater just before high tide. Several times it partially surfaced for air but wasn't fully visible on the surface. The Dugong eventually stopped surfacing and presumably moved away into the bay.

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Nearby sightings

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Ardea alba (Great Egret) at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 by PJH123 Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull) at Wellington Point, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by PJH123 Cacatua tenuirostris X sanguinea (Long-billed X Little Corella (Hybrid)) at Wellington Point, QLD - 1 Sep 2023 by PJH123 Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis) at Wellington Point, QLD - 1 Sep 2023 by PJH123 Ardea alba (Great Egret) at Wellington Point, QLD - 19 Jul 2023 by TimL Todiramphus sordidus (Torresian Kingfisher) at Wellington Point, QLD - 19 Jul 2023 by TimL
Ardea alba (Great Egret) at Wellington Point, QLD - 7 Sep 2023 by PJH123
Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Silver Gull) at Wellington Point, QLD - 5 Sep 2023 by PJH123
Cacatua tenuirostris X sanguinea (Long-billed X Little Corella (Hybrid)) at Wellington Point, QLD - 1 Sep 2023 by PJH123
Threskiornis molucca (Australian White Ibis) at Wellington Point, QLD - 1 Sep 2023 by PJH123
Ardea alba (Great Egret) at Wellington Point, QLD - 19 Jul 2023 by TimL
Todiramphus sordidus (Torresian Kingfisher) at Wellington Point, QLD - 19 Jul 2023 by TimL

Location information

Species information

  • Dugong dugon Scientific name
  • Dugong Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 7 Sep 2023 03:21 PM Recorded on
  • TimL Recorded by

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