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FLORIDA MANATEES - Florida manatees are dying at an alarming rate!
Manatees starve to death on Florida coast Article courtesy of FOX 35 Orlando – Associated Press Manatees are starving: Manatees have starved to death by the hundreds along Florida’s east coast because algae blooms and contaminants are killing the seagrass the beloved sea mammals eat, a wildlife official told a House committee Tuesday. Seagrass has […]
As Deaths Soar, Lawsuit Seeks to Protect Critical Habitat for Florida Manatees. CONTACT: Jaclyn Lopez, Center for Biological Diversity, (727) 490-9190, [email protected] Bleich, Defenders of Wildlife, (202) 772-3208, [email protected] Rose, Save the Manatee Club, (850) 570-1373, [email protected] PHOTO CREDIT: Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, USFWS More Than 1,100 Manatees Died in 2021, Largely Due to […]
The seagrass mitigation bill threatens Florida Manatees. (SB 198 and HB 349) Environmental group says more manatees will die if Florida’s seagrass mitigation bill passes. ~ Ocean Conservancy The proposed bill follows the deadliest year for manatees in Florida history.Leaders of one of the country’s oldest marine conservation groups say a bill being considered by lawmakers would […]
