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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.
The number of manatees near the power plant can fluctuate, but Shanker said Friday that the most they've counted this year is about 85. “The manatees come here to Manatee Lagoon for that warm water, but we don’t have a large population of seagrass right here on our property,” Shanker said.
Manatees are a threatened species. They rely on toasty pockets of water to survive the winter. When temperatures dip, the “sea cows” are at risk for cold stress, which can kill them.
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 ...
The cold weather is impacting the manatees as Florida Fish and Wildlife reported there were a record number of deaths last year.
Although rotund, manatees don’t have a complete blubber layer like whales, which makes them particularly susceptible to cold temperatures. Climate change: Efforts to reduce global warming ...
Manatees have long come to the shores of the Lake Worth lagoon in Palm Beach County to bathe in the warm waters of the FPL power plant outflow.
The FWC rescued a critically cold-stressed manatee in Lake Harris this week. Warning signs of cold stress include visible ribs, bleached skin and sores. Manatee rescued in Lake Harris: Know the ...