{"article":{"id":25502,"heading":"SAVE AN ENDANGERED SEA MAMMAL","author":"aj","created":"2003-01-10 03:28:37","modified":"2003-01-10 03:28:37","last_modified":"Fri, 10 Jan 2003 10:28:37","article":"<p>The Japanese dugong, a gentle sea mammal similar to the manatee, is a symbol of peace to the people of that country. In a bitter ironic twist, it is threatened by plans to construct a floating U.S. military base off the shores of Japan's southern island of Okinawa. It is estimated that fewer than 50 Japanese dugongs remain in the wild. <br><br> Please help save the dugong! See the action alert \"Save the Endangered Dugong\" on the Environment Updates page of Progressive Portal: <br><br> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.progressiveportal.org\/updates\/environment\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.progressiveportal.org\/updates\/environment\/<\/a> <br><br> Scroll down the page and click \"Save the Endangered Dugong\" near the bottom. <br>  <br> <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"http:\/\/www.progressiveportal.org\/updates\/environment\/","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Please help save the dugong! ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/01\/25502.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}