Manatees

by Susan Sargent | October 2, 2012
The endangered Florida manatee has made only tenuous progress toward recovery, principally due to lawsuits. And that progress has been reversed in the last few years due to toxic algae and removal of protections.  With a population hovering under 6000 animals, according to 2018  ...

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Whale-Ship Strikes

Fatal collisions with ships have become a leading threat to whale survival. Ships strikes are on the rise, due to a combination of increasing coastal ship traffic, smaller crew size, bigger vessels and faster speeds. Deafening underwater noise levels also prevent whales from hearing ...

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Road Kill

Over one million vertebrate animals per day fall victim to automobile collisions PEER has launched a multi-level campaign to reduce road-kill on public lands. Although exact numbers are hard to come by, with countless possible crossing points along the four million miles of roads ...
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