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Dugong Conservation Reserve - IUCN
September 28 , 2025
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- The IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi adopted a motion recognising India’s Dugong Conservation reserve.
- The IUCN urged collaboration with the Government of India and local bodies to enhance marine conservation.
- India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve is located in Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu.
- The reserve was established on September 21, 2022, under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
- The Dugong Conservation Reserve covers an area of 448.34 square kilometres in northern Palk Bay.
- It protects over 12,250 hectares of seagrass meadows that serve as feeding grounds for dugongs.
- Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are listed as Vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN Red List.
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