Indigenous Use and Trade of Dugong (Dugong dugon) in Sabah,Malaysia

【摘要】：正 INTRODUCTIONDugongs(Dugongidae:Dugong dugon)arerepresented by relic populations separatedby areas where they are close to extinctionif they not already extinct(1).However,in1999,the dugong was determined to stillexist in Malaysian waters after a spate ofdugong deaths was reported in waters nearJohors,in peninsular Malaysia.This in-cident focused attention on the status ofdugongs in Malaysia,which has led torenewed interest in conducting research ondugongs.In eastern Malaysia,dugongsexist in small fragmented populations