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Manatee Facts – Recap (Part 4)

05/01/2018

The West Indian Manatee Greetings! Here’s a continuation of my blog on manatee facts (Part 4). It reviews some of the awesome manatee factsI’ve presented over these last few years! Manatees are currently listed as threatened. And the definition of threatened under...

The Manatee’s Number One Enemy – Watercraft Strikes!

03/08/2016

Photo credit: Laurel Canty-Ehrlich, NOAA. Greetings! Today I’d like to talk about the serious circumstance of watercraft strikes and how they can be lethal to us manatees. Professor Roger Reep of the College of...

Cool and Interesting Facts about Florida Manatees (Part 4) Uncover 9 Dangerous Threats to Manatee Survival

11/25/2015

The West Indian Manatee Manatees are currently listed as endangered, meaning that we are currently in danger of extinction. The following are 9 dangerous threats that manatees face everyday… Cold Weather – In Florida during the winter months when it has been...