Do more to care for Florida’s beloved manatees
As we celebrate Manatee Appreciation Day, there are many things that can be done to care for the imperiled mammal.
As we celebrate Manatee Appreciation Day, there are many things that can be done to care for the imperiled mammal.
New legislation would weaken safeguards for manatees and North Atlantic right whales in the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Nearly 2,000 manatees died in the state in 2021 and 2022, a two-year record.
In 2013, 8% of the bottlenose dolphins living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon died.
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