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Contributing: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY; The Fort Myers News-Press This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Hurricane Helene: How Florida storms threaten manatees, turtles Show comments
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The gorgeous animal sort of dips his head back in the water and the man can be heard saying "Nice, nice nice to see you too!" Related: Watch: Baby Manatee Comes Directly Up to Free-diver and Hugs Her
While humans are allowed to swim with manatees in one area of Florida, [69] there have been numerous charges of people harassing and disturbing the manatees. [70] According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, approximately 99 manatee deaths each year are related to human activities. [71]
The range-wide minimum known population is estimated to be at least 13,000 manatees, with more than 6,300 in Florida. When aerial surveys began in 1991, there were only an estimated 1,267 manatees in Florida, meaning that the last 25 years has seen a 400 percent increase in the species population in that state. [13] [14]
Florida Manatees Rescued After Being Stranded On Land By Hurricane Helene A recent state estimate put the population of manatees between 8,350 and 11,730, a figure that has been on the decline for ...
Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to 2021 but wildlife officials caution that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals.
Only three Florida species live in caves: the eastern pipistrelle, the gray bat and the southeastern myotis. Florida has the highest concentration of southeastern myotis in the world. [5] The greatest threat to bats in Florida is the disturbance or destruction of roost sites, due to either vandalism or urban development. [5]