Untreated sewage and fertilizer runoff threaten the Florida manatee’s main food source, contributing to malnutrition
Manatees are eating less seagrass – traditionally their primary food source – and more algae than in decades past.
Manatees are eating less seagrass – traditionally their primary food source – and more algae than in decades past.
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