The siren song of the Okinawa dugong — a species fabled to have been mistaken for a mermaid by sailors — is the most recent addition to our lineup of wildlife ringtones. Other popular picks are the ...

“Anyone can spearfish, but approaching dugongs is what’s challenging,” Munsa said at his home in the Bintan Archipelago, a clutch of islands around 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Singapor ...