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Manatees are calm herbivores that spend most of their time eating, sleeping, and traveling. They have a lifespan of about 60 years [1] with no known natural enemies. Some of their deaths are the result of human activity. In the past, manatees were exploited for their meat, fat, and hides. [2]
Researchers believe poor water quality from algal blooms choked off the seagrass the animals eat. Around 1,100 manatees died in Florida in 2021, the highest number since the earliest available ...
Over the past two years, we’ve lost 26% of Florida’s manatee population. They are starving to death because the seagrass they eat is being killed by harmful algal blooms and poor water quality.
They don't yet have names, but two very young and under-nourished manatees orphaned out in the wild, male and female, recently made the journey from SeaWorld to their new home at an aquarium in ...
Manatees are herbivores and eat over 60 different freshwater and saltwater plants. Manatees inhabit the shallow, marshy coastal areas and rivers of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Amazon basin, and West Africa. The main causes of death for manatees are human-related issues, such as habitat destruction and human objects. Their slow ...
A new "Save Manatees" stamp was unveiled during a ceremony on Manatee Appreciation Day at Manatee Lagoon in West Palm Beach, Fla., on March 27, 2024. ... but they will eat any plant matter that ...
Save the Manatee (SMC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit group and membership organization dedicated to the conservation of manatees. [1] The organization was founded in 1981 by singer and songwriter Jimmy Buffett, and Governor of Florida (and later U.S. Senator) Bob Graham. [2] There are currently about 40,000 active members of SMC.
Environmental groups have sued the federal government to halt pollutants that kill seagrasses and manatees. Florida and the EPA should fix the crisis. Save the seagrass, lagoons and manatees