manatees

New Manatee Safeguards Need to Be Strengthened

by Susan Sargent | September 3, 2015
Inadequate Enforcement Unless Refuge Adopts Video Monitoring System ...

Manatee Harassment Rampant on Refuges

by Susan Sargent | April 13, 2015
“Out-of-Hand” Disturbances, Enforcement Overwhelmed, Visitor Education Failing ...

New Manatee Protection Lawsuit in the Works

by Susan Sargent | March 9, 2015
End of “Swim-With” Programs, Plus Expansion of Habitat and Sanctuaries Sought ...

Record Manatee Deaths in 2013 on Surging Red Tides

by Susan Sargent | January 9, 2014
Fatalities More than Double; Red Tide Deaths Equal Combined 8 Year-Total ...

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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