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The Daytona Beach Journal explains, touching a manatee is punishable under the Manatee Sanctuary Act, with a fine of up to $500 and/or a jail term of up to 60 days.
Starting in the 18th century when the English declared Florida a manatee sanctuary and made manatee hunting illegal, people have worked to protect this species. In 1893, manatees first received protection under Florida law, and in 1907 this law was revised to impose a fine of $500 and/or six months of jail time for assaulting or killing a ...
Manatee population in the United States reached a low in the 1970s, during which only a few hundred individuals lived in the nation. [77] As of February 2016, 6,250 manatees were reported swimming in Florida's springs. [78] It is illegal under federal and Florida law to injure or harm a manatee.
The West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), also known as the North American manatee, is a large, aquatic mammal native to warm coastal areas of the Caribbean, from the Eastern United States to northern Brazil. Living alone or in herds, it feeds on underwater plants and uses its whiskers to navigate.
Florida’s official marine mammal is the manatee. WPTV’s T.A. Walker is shining a light on Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach and has tips for boaters on how to avoid a manatee strike.
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The African manatee and the West Indian manatee are more closely related to each other than to the Amazonian manatee. [9] Dugongidae comprises the subfamilies Dugonginae and Hydrodamalinae and the paraphyletic Halitheriinae. The tusks of modern-day dugongs may have originally been used for digging, but they are now used for social interaction.
A beached manatee was rescued from Mayport Beach in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday, November 21.Personnel from the Naval Station Mayport environmental team were assisted by workers from the ...