Dear Editor, I am writing to ask for help to protect an endangered animal, the dugong or the “sea cow”. It lives on Hawar islands in Bahrain .Scientists think it will be extinct However, it doesn`t get much care . In my opinion, the dugong makes sea creatures various in Bahrain .Scientists study hundreds of dugong mothers with their little ones to save them and keep the sea ecosystem. Another interesting fact about the dugong is that they have provided Bahraini people in the past with meat, oil, and fat . For this reason, they are a big part of our past. I think there is also a cultural reason to save the dugong. These great mammals were the subject of sea tales dealing with mermaids, , that lived in the sea. So, if the dugong becomes extinct, we will lose an important link with Arabian gulf culture forever. For all of these reasons, I think we should do our best we can to save this amazing creature. Thank you for your attention, Ahmed Mohamed