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This individual inspects a kayak situation. Manatees are large marine mammals that inhabit slow rivers, canals, saltwater bays, estuaries, and coastal areas.They are a migratory species, inhabiting the Florida waters during the winter and moving as far north as Virginia and into the Chesapeake Bay, sometimes seen as far north as Baltimore, Maryland and as far west as Texas in the warmer summer ...
Searching for warm waters during winter can prove challenging for manatees. Nevertheless, many have found the solution to frigid temperatures near power plants discharging warm water.
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 ...
Disturbing manatees at these sites can cause them to swim out of protected areas and into potentially life-threatening cold water. Manatees are a protected species, and it is illegal to harass ...
Three Sisters Springs is home to many manatees and is one of the Crystal River's sanctuaries. [19] [20] It "is the only 'confined-water body in the United States' open for the public to see wintering manatees, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service". [21]
A Florida manatee. The Manatee Rehabilitation Partnership was founded in the early 2000s to fund and direct post-release monitoring efforts of Florida manatees, which are designated by the federal endangered species list as “threatened”. [2]
Manatee protections, and marine and ocean conservation issues in Florida in general, should not be considered political issues. | Opinion
[11] [27] Consequently, Florida manatees seek out warm-water refuges during the winter, concentrated primarily along the Florida peninsula. [28] Many of these refuges are artificial, created by the runoff from nearby power plants. [4] In contrast, the Antillean manatee is less susceptible to cold-induced stress due to the warmer waters across ...