This manual provides a detailed guide for dugong (Dugong dugon) carcass handling and
necropsy procedures. It is intended to be used as a resource and training guide for anyone
involved in dugong incidents including management officers, biologists, parks and wildlife field
staff, and veterinarians and pathologists who may lack dugong expertise. Because of the wide
range of professionals this book is targeting, information and the use of technical terms is
extensive. Section 8.0 provides definitions of various terms used which are italicised throughout
the text
