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In 2021 and 2022, Florida’s manatee population took a hit as thousands of manatees died of starvation. Manatees were dying in record-breaking numbers. But that trend may be slowing down
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it does not intend to make significant changes to the threatened status of the manatee species in Florida despite a notable increase in deaths ...
At least 432 Florida manatees have already died in 2021, well over double the state’s 5-year average for the same time period. The Fish and Wildlife Commission has not thoroughly examined many ...
Through Feb. 4, 2022, 164 manatees have died in Florida waters. Wildlife agency is struggling to recover them all in northern Indian River Lagoon. Through Feb. 4, 2022, 164 manatees have died in ...
The Florida and Antillean subspecies face different threats, though some overlap. The largest causes of Florida manatee deaths can be attributed to collisions with watercraft, the loss of warm-water habitat, high perinatal mortality, entanglements and ingestion of debris, pollution, habitat loss, and harmful algae blooms (HABs), such as red tide.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission report, only 431 manatees died across Florida from Jan. 1 to Aug. 25, a decrease over the rest of the year. | Opinion
Some manatee deaths are the result of collisions with boats. In a study done in Florida in 2002 it was found that collisions with boats makes up 25% of deaths of manatees but when surveyed the boaters in Florida responded positively to learning more about manatee conservation and their habits in boating areas. [5]
More Florida manatees have died in just the past six months than in any other recorded year, due in part to starvation from the death of seagrass, according to a report by the Florida Fish and ...