小Dugong之死, the death of "Mermaid"

2006 年7月中旬，一只身长1.5公尺的小儒艮(有人叫它美人鱼)被发现死在柔佛州西南部的海域。小Dugong被当地一名渔夫发现时已经死亡，它生命里的最后时刻是在被遗弃的渔网中挣扎。在这片拥有全马来半岛最大面积海草床的蒲莱河流域，时常有Dugong的出没，然而，至今，它们的数量仍旧是一个谜。

Dugong之成为稀有动物的其中一个原因是：一只Dugong妈妈需要3年至5年的时间，才能生出小Dugong。而小Dugong出生在这片充满贪婪欲望的地球，似乎已经注定了它早逝的风华。

Sadly, on the 21 July 2006, a 1.5-m long dugong carcass was found at Pendas. The dugong was entangled in discarded nets and was already dead when discovered by a local fisherman. In fact during the last decade, there have been a number of reports of incidental captures of dugongs in the Pulai River Estuary. But until now, the number of dugongs living here remains a mystery.