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Mission: Survey the habitat and record numbers of endangered Dugong
Date: Early May 2009
Requesting organisation: John Hanks of International Conservation Services
Location: Mozambique coastline
Pilot: Barry de Groot

In early May Bateleurs pilot Barry de Groot, at the request of John Hanks of International Conservation Services, flew a group of local and international scientists over the Mozambique coastline to survey the habitat and record numbers of endangered Dugong.