World This sea creature once inspired mermaid tales. Now, it’s ‘functionally extinct’ in China. August 25, 2022Wyatte Grantham-Philips, USA TODAYComments Off on This sea creature once inspired mermaid tales. Now, it’s ‘functionally extinct’ in China. Human activities have threatened dugongs worldwide. Now, the marine animal is "functionally extinct" in China, a Wednesday study concluded.
