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Animals News tagged with manatee

Sign Petition: U.S. Military Base in Okinawa Threatens Rare Dugongs
Animals  (tags: animals, dugong, manatee, okinawa, wildlife, wildanimals, endangered, extinction, sadness, environment, habitat, nature, habitatdestruction, ecosystems, destruction, protection, humans, oceans )

Tom
- 159 days ago - change.org
The U.S. and Japanese governments are planning to destroy the best remaining habitat of a unique and critically endangered marine mammal -- the Okinawa dugong. This dugong, a relative of the manatee, is a rare marine mammal that feeds in the seagrass beds.
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Florida's Manatees & the 2009 Florida Legislative Session. Take Action! Safeguard Florida's Environment!
Animals  (tags: Save the Manatee, manatees, manatee, over-development, marine wildlife, AnimalWelfare, conservation, endangered, environment, ethics, extinction, habitat, protection, law, society, wildlife )

Julie
- 221 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Multiple bills threaten Florida's ecosystems, including the manatee's aquatic ecosystem. Current economic difficulties are being used by the development community & their allies as an excuse to 'relax' environmental safeguards in FL.
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Chilly Temperatures Take Toll on Manatees |
Animals  (tags: manatee, manatees, Climate Change, Endangered Species, wildlife, society, conservation, environment, endangered, ethics, extinction, habitat, investigation, protection, suffering, sadness )

Julie
- 273 days ago - floridatoday.com
Twice the usual number of manatees died from the chilling temperatures this winter in Brevard County, and more may succumb as lingering effects of cold snaps take their toll.
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SeaWorld Releases 3,000 Pound Manatee
Animals  (tags: florida, sea world, marine wildlife, manatee, released, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, protection )

Jacquelin
- 274 days ago - cfnews13.com
ORLANDO -- SeaWorld is releasing the largest manatee it has ever cared for back into nature, but it is going to take a crane to get her back into the water. SeaWorld's Animal Rescue Team was scheduled to begin the delicate operation of releasing Rita -
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Rescuers Try to Save Injured Manatee in Florida Keys
Animals  (tags: florida keyes, marine wildlife, manatee, injured, fresh boat propeller scar on head, endangered, extinction, habitat, humans, suffering, protection )

Jacquelin
- 355 days ago - foxnews.com
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Rescuers are trying to save an injured manatee in Key West. Marine mammal rescue crews from the Dolphin Research Center and the Miami Seaquarium were working to save the manatee Thursday and Friday but were unable to catch it before d
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Heavy Lifting Required to Rescue Trapped Manatee
Animals  (tags: Manatee, rescued, wildlife, humans, GoodNews )

Claudia
- 388 days ago - oceansentry.org
As the water temperature dropped last week to 68 degrees, biologists pushed to find and rescue the manatee, so it could swim to warmer waters.
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Serious Concern for Florida Manatees
Animals  (tags: manatee, manatees, savethemanatee.org, sirenians, extinction, overpopulation, marine wildlife, politics, mammals, conservation, endangered, environment, ethics, investigation, suffering, society, wildlife, habitat, AnimalWelfare, animals )

Julie
- 398 days ago - prlog.org
Who Else Wants To Help Save The 3,200 That Occupy The Florida Coast? American Tourism, Leisure Water Activities, and the Fishing Industry are the main causes of the Decline of Manatees... *For more info, please visit savethemanatee.org
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Dennis the Manatee Rescued!
Animals  (tags: manatee, Cape Cod, Dennis, Florida, Sea World, wildlife, rescue )

RC
- 413 days ago - capecodonline.com
Good news, friends. Dennis the wayward manatee, who has been swimming in the cold northern waters off Cape Cod for several days, is now on his way to Sea World in Orlando, Florida for rehabilitation. Thanks to James H. for the good news.
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Far From Home
Animals  (tags: manatee, Cape Cod, Florida, wildlife, rescue )

RC
- 414 days ago - thebostonchannel.com
A manatee, normally found in warm tropical waters, is cruising the waters off Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Wildlife officials there are keeping an eye on the adult manatee and waiting for a Florida rescue team to arrive and take it back home.
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Cape Residents Report Sightings of Manatee
Animals  (tags: cape cod, marine wildlife, manatee, sighting, habitat, humans, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 417 days ago - boston.com
An unusual tourist - one that may be 8 feet long and weigh 1,000 pounds - has been visiting Cape Cod recently. A manatee, normally a denizen of waters much farther south, has been sighted in Harwich, Dennis, and Yarmouth, an official at the Cape Cod Stran
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Healed Manatee Back to 'Business as Usual'
Animals  (tags: manatee, recuperated, released, animals, AnimalWelfare, protection, environment, habitat, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 567 days ago - heraldtribune.com
A young manatee returned home to the Peace River on Thursday after spending 10 months at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo recuperating from a pectoral fin injury.
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Adopt-A-Manatee for Mother's Day and Get Free Bracelet and Plush Manatee Toy!
Animals  (tags: Manatee, AnimalWelfare, conservation, endangered, environment, ethics, extinction, protection, suffering, society, wildlife, Marine Mammals )

Julie
- 576 days ago - savethemanatee.org
Each new member who joins the Adopt-A-Manatee program at $35 or more (either for you or for a gift) will receive a manatee adoption packet (see contents below) plus a FREE colorful beaded bracelet with manatee charm and an 8-inch plush manatee toy.
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Take Action for Manatees!
Animals  (tags: MANATEE, AnimalWelfare, conservation, death, endangered, environment, extinction, ethics, killing, protection, rescued, sadness, slaughter, society, suffering, wildlife, Marine Mammals )

Julie
- 583 days ago - savethemanatee.org
The Florida Legislature is currently considering cuts in funding to manatee rehabilitation facilities in Florida. Without this much-needed funding, many manatees will suffer and die.
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Take Action for Manatees on Earth Day 2008
Animals  (tags: manatee, manatees, AnimalWelfare, animals, marine mammals, wildlife, sadness, rescued, protection, habitat, environment, ethics, extinction, endangered, suffering, conservation )

Julie
- 584 days ago - savethemanatee.org
Many sick or injured manatees won't be rescued or receive the urgent care they will need. Many will suffer and die as a result. Please see the petition & other ways you can help this gentle giant. The endangered manatee needs your help!
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Meet A Manatee: Vector
Animals  (tags: manatee, travelling, animals, AnimalWelfare, protection, environment, habitat, wildlife )

Cher
- 601 days ago - savethemanatee.org
Have you ever wondered how far a manatee will travel? Manatee researchers do. And that's how they know that Vector is itching to see the world - or at least explore the waters off Florida's west coast.
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