Hurricane Helene Leaves Manatees Stranded in Florida
WEB1 day ago · A manatee swims in the Homosassa River on October 5, 2021, in Homosassa, Florida. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said its teams are responded to reports of stranded manatees ...
Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered at a Florida state park : NPR
WEBJan 29, 2024 · Nearly 1,000 manatees gathered at Blue Spring State Park on one of the coldest winter days of the season. Here's why the growing number of manatees at the park is encouraging.
Florida’s beloved manatees are dying in alarming numbers again.
WEBFebruary 11, 2022. • 7 min read. COCOA, FLORIDA — The same pressures that killed more than 1,100 Florida manatees last year are at play again this winter, with Florida wildlife officials...
Nearly 1,000 manatees have record-breaking gathering at ... - CBS News
WEBJan 23, 2024 · Florida manatees have spent the last few years struggling to survive, but just days ago, one state park saw a more uplifting update from the species.
Orphaned Manatees Return to the Wild After 3 Years of Rehab
WEBMar 7, 2024 · A young manatee headed from Columbus, Ohio, back to Florida. The orphans, three baby females, arrived one after the other at ZooTampa’s manatee hospital. The first had been found swimming alone...
Federal judge backs the EPA in a Florida water quality dispute
WEB1 day ago · U.S. District Judge Carlos Mendoza last week issued a 23-page decision that sided with the EPA in a lawsuit filed in 2022 by the Save the Manatee Club, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife. The lawsuit came after a record 1,100 manatees died in 2021 in Florida, many because a lack of seagrass — a key food source ...
Nearly 1,000 manatees have record-breaking gathering at ... - WINK News
WEBJan 23, 2024 · More than six dozen threatened manatees are currently in rehabilitation centers in Florida and elsewhere amid a chronic starvation problem caused by water pollution, wildlife officials said...
With Florida's manatees dying in record numbers, groups are ... - CBS News
WEBDec 7, 2021 · Manatees have been starving to death — their bones even washing up on shore — while zoos and places such as SeaWorld rush to rescue the emaciated marine mammals.
Nearly 1,000 Manatees Converge on Florida State Park to Keep …
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Between 7,000 and 11,000 manatees live across Florida—a significant increase from 50 years ago, when they numbered only 1,000. Still, the species remains listed as threatened under the Endangered...
Thought to be recovered, Florida manatees are once again in peril
WEBNov 20, 2023 · Few mammals saved under the Endangered Species Act are as iconic, beloved or bickered about than the Florida manatee. Now the petitioners and lawyers are lining up yet again to save the starving...