VIDEO: Manatee deaths by boat decline in Florida
April 7, 2015
Manatees and boats dodged each other relatively well in South Florida this season, with a total of three of the endangered marine mammals killed by watercraft.
Manatees and boats dodged each other relatively well in South Florida this season, with a total of three of the endangered marine mammals killed by watercraft.
Concerned about the manatee population, condo owners in Cocoa Beach, Fla., oppose a marina’s proposed expansion and its plan for boat rentals. The residents told
A group of swimmers at a Fort Lauderdale beach had unexpected company in the water Sunday — five or six manatees swimming among them in
Boats are the primary threat to manatees, and about 90 percent of the manatees killed by humans were a result of boat strikes, according to
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission counted a record number of manatees during its annual synoptic survey conducted two weeks ago. A team of
Manatees and boats dodged each other relatively well in South Florida this season, with a total of three of the endangered marine mammals killed by watercraft.
Concerned about the manatee population, condo owners in Cocoa Beach, Fla., oppose a marina’s proposed expansion and its plan for boat rentals. The residents told
A group of swimmers at a Fort Lauderdale beach had unexpected company in the water Sunday — five or six manatees swimming among them in
Boats are the primary threat to manatees, and about 90 percent of the manatees killed by humans were a result of boat strikes, according to
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission counted a record number of manatees during its annual synoptic survey conducted two weeks ago. A team of
