Mar 20, 2026
Often called the “sea cow,” dugongs are declining due to habitat destruction and coastal development.
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Critically endangered due to illegal shell trade and coral reef loss, which destroys their main habitat.
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Targeted for their gill plates and affected by ocean pollution, manta rays are increasingly at risk.
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Recognisable by their saw like snout, these creatures are disappearing due to habitat loss and fishing nets.
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Once abundant in Caribbean reefs, this coral is dying rapidly due to warming oceans and pollution.
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The world’s rarest marine mammal, found in the Gulf of California. Fewer than 10 are believed to remain due to illegal fishing nets.
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Highly prized for sushi, overfishing has drastically reduced their population across oceans.
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The largest fish in the ocean, threatened by ship strikes, plastic pollution, and illegal fishing.
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