More wildlife stories from The National:
[ First baby turtles of the season hatch at Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat beach ]
[ Divers join fight to clean up UAE's waterways ]
[ 2,500 mangroves to be planted in Fujairah ]
[ Portrait of a Nation: the Emirati who wants to save endangered turtles ]
[ World Environment Day: Middle Eastern cities choked by air pollution ]
[ Arabian Gulf green turtle movement mapped for the first time ]
Large herd of dugongs filmed swimming in Abu Dhabi marine reserve