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EARTH-2026-0045
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An adult dugong was found dead along the shoreline of Barangay Aras-Asan, Sebaste, Antique on the morning of 7 September 2026, and authorities examined the carcass and arranged its handling. A fisheries technologist said the cause of death cannot be established without a necropsy, which could show fishing-related injury, vessel strike, debris or disease. The day before, residents on Liwagao Island in Barangay Sibolo, Caluya, returned a stranded juvenile dugong to the sea at low tide; authorities said there was no indication the two incidents were related.
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Daily Tribune · Sep 7, 2026
Inquirer · Sep 8, 2026
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A juvenile dugong stranded at low tide on Liwagao Island was helped back into the sea.
Recorded by Residents of Liwagao Island, Caluya
An adult dugong was found dead on the Aras-Asan shoreline and authorities examined the carcass to determine cause of death.
Recorded by Local authorities in Sebaste