Proposed changes to the Marine Mammal Protection Act are alarming environmentalists and researchers. Changes include new definitions, updated terms, and set timelines for permit reviews, which ...
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SCDNR wants you to report Lowcountry manatee sightings. Here’s how to do it easily
Lowcountry residents can report their manatee encounters to the SCDNR.
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Are manatees endangered in Florida? Here’s how human waste is threatening their ecosystem
Pollution from human waste is putting pressure on Jacksonville’s waterways and threatening the survival of manatees across the state. Environmental advocates say biosolids and leaking septic systems ...
TAMPA, Fla. — To spend some time with Tiffany Burns is to truly fall in love with one of the most docile creatures on the planet. Burns is the director of conservation research at ZooTampa and spends ...
Manatees, large marine mammals, are vulnerable to boat strikes and are federally protected. The public is advised to observe manatees from a distance and report sightings to researchers. Researchers ...
Proposed legislation threatens to weaken the MMPA by changing its goal from thriving populations to minimum survival numbers. Recent events, like the starvation of over 1,000 manatees, highlight the ...
BARRA DO MAMANGUAPE — Brazil. It’s hard to imagine today, but manatees were once hunted and eaten. These gentle sea mammals were considered a delicacy in Brazil, with their meat consumed by local ...
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