COLD BLAMED AS FLORIDA MANATEES ARE DYING AT A RECORD PACE
From: Tampa Bay Times
“The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Executive Director Jeff Ruch says Florida manatees are one big freeze away from an ecological disaster."
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BITTER FLORIDA COLD CONTRIBUTES TO 166 MANATEE DEATHS THIS YEAR, A RECORD PACE
From: KHOU
“When water temperatures stay below 68 degrees Fahrenheit for weeks at a time, manatees suffer cold-stress syndrome. That causes weight loss, fat loss, dehydration and other…
MANATEES NO LONGER LISTED AS ENDANGERED
From: Panama City News Herald
“The following month, a group called Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility threatened to sue the state agency if it didn’t ban “swim-with”…
BOATS KILL RECORD NUMBERS OF FLORIDA MANATEES IN 2016
From: Orlando Sentinel
"In a recent statement, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the rise in fatal collisions could be the result of declining enforcement of…
BOATS KILL RECORD NUMBER OF FLORIDA MANATEES IN 2016
From: NWF Daily News
"In a recent statement, the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility said the rise in fatal collisions could be the result of declining enforcement of…
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