Dear all, I've been approached by former colleagues that an approximately 2 month old Dugong calf has been found by local dive resort staff off the coast in Northern Sulawesi. The calf was in very bad shape when found, but is getting better. Apparently, the people would like to nurse that mammal themselves. They were asking for volunteers to help as well. However, it is unclear for my colleagues, who, if anyone, would be able to nurse the dugong in an appropriate way on the long term. Dugong sightings are relatively rare around those islands (Bangka) now, so they doubt whether releasing the animal is a wise thing to do. Any advice with regard to a suitable nursery is appreciated; anyone with experience on nursing those mammals is of course very welcome to contact me. Thanks a lot in advance. Kind regards, Gaëlle Gaëlle Quéré PhD candidate Leibnitz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) GmbH Fahrenheitstr. 6 D-28359 Bremen, Germany email: gaelle.quere@zmt-bremen.de web: www.zmt-bremen.de