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The dugong is one of the world's top conservation priorities, researchers say. Here's what happened to them in China.

The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.

The dugong, a relative of the fabled manatee, has been declared functionally extinct in the region.

The marine mammal dugong (dugong dugon) is “functionally extinct” in Chinese waters, a study published in Royal Society Open Science found.