It is the second dugong to be rescued by the ministry this month.
In a tweet, the MoECC said a dugong was found drifting in the Khor Al Udaid Area at dawn Saturday. A specialised team from the ministry immediately transferred the baby dugong to a designated tank in Fuwairit (sea turtle project) and named him Oscar, while provided him with the necessary care to ensure his safety.
The MoECC team also treated his superficial wounds, gave him milk and fed him under the supervision of aquatic nutritionists.
Oscar has been kept near Ocean, the dugong rescued earlier this month.
In February next year, the specialists will prepare for the release of the two young dugongs into the sea, after providing the necessary care and until they become capable of surviving in their natural habitats.
The ministry had earlier this month announced the rescue of a dugong, also from the Khor Al Udaid area, in co-operation with Qatari environmental activists al-Hamidi and Ahmed Saad al-Fayyadh al-Khalidi. The dugong was named Ocean, making it the first such creature to be named in the region.
Oscar with Ocean at the Fuwairit facility
In a tweet, the MoECC said a dugong was found drifting in the Khor Al Udaid Area at dawn Saturday. A specialised team from the ministry immediately transferred the baby dugong to a designated tank in Fuwairit (sea turtle project) and named him Oscar, while provided him with the necessary care to ensure his safety.
The MoECC team also treated his superficial wounds, gave him milk and fed him under the supervision of aquatic nutritionists.
Oscar is being provided with the necessary care
Oscar has been kept near Ocean, the dugong rescued earlier this month.
In February next year, the specialists will prepare for the release of the two young dugongs into the sea, after providing the necessary care and until they become capable of surviving in their natural habitats.
The ministry had earlier this month announced the rescue of a dugong, also from the Khor Al Udaid area, in co-operation with Qatari environmental activists al-Hamidi and Ahmed Saad al-Fayyadh al-Khalidi. The dugong was named Ocean, making it the first such creature to be named in the region.
