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It's the Time of the Season for Manatees: Florida Boaters Are Urged to Watch Out for Gentle Giants
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, manatees, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 10 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Florida wildlife officials are urging boaters to be on the lookout for manatees that are migrating to warmer waters for the winter.
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Ilya The Manatee Rescued, Flown To Miami Aquarium (VIDEO)
Animals  (tags: animals, manatees, rescued, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 31 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
In a journey familiar to retirees but not sea mammals, Ilya the wayward manatee flew south for the winter Thursday after being rescued from a chilly New Jersey creek.
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Oh, the Few Manatees!
Animals  (tags: manatees, wildlife, protection, habitat, endangered, conservation, animals, goodnews )

Daphna
- 70 days ago - becauseaction.com
Several months ago I wrote about the return of the Humpback whales. All but given up for extinction, in the last 30 years these gentle giants of the oceans have made a remarkable comeback. Conservation practices along with the banning of hunting allowed t
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Manatee Mortalities Continue to Run High
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Cher
- 97 days ago - sunnewspapers.net
While it's too early to tell whether the mortality rate will reach or surpass the 2006 record of 417 deaths in one year, as of Aug. 14 researchers accounted for 324 dead manatees discovered in Florida waters. The deaths surpass the number of manatee
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Save the Manatee ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, manatees, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 99 days ago - savethemanatee.org
Please contact policy makers, and let them know how important manatees are to you. It doesn't matter whether you live in Florida or outside the state.
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ACTION ALERT: Help Us Obtain Greater Enforcement Of Boat Speed Zones! Take Action for MANATEES!!!
Animals  (tags: boat speed, manatees, injured, killed, laws, protection, conservation, humans )

Simone
- 144 days ago - org2.democracyinaction.org
Cuts in state and federal funding have resulted in fewer on-water law enforcement officers in critical areas of Florida. The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, created to safeguard manatees, is one such area. Last July, a mother manatee was horribly
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Manatees Can Probably Hear Which Directions Boats Approach From
Animals  (tags: animals, Mammals, manatees, wildanimals, ocean, endangered, AnimalWelfare )

Dee
- 170 days ago - sciencedaily.com
ScienceDaily (June 12, 2009) -- The world is a perilous place for the endangered manatee. While the mammals are at risk from natural threats, human activity also poses a great danger to manatee numbers.
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Meet A Manatee - Philip
Animals  (tags: animals, manatees, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 179 days ago - all-creatures.org
One of the ways researchers recognize Philip is by the large, white scar that runs across his back. It's from a boat hit injury Philip received when he was just one year old. Another way that researchers know Philip is by his size, because he is small
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Manatees at Blue Spring State Park! Slideshow!
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Cher
- 179 days ago - savethemanatee.org
A collection of photos of manatees at Blue Spring State Park.
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Biologists Rescue Manatee Entangled in Fishing Line in Florida Keys
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Cher
- 203 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, with the help of the Miami Seaquarium and the Dolphin Research Center, rescued a manatee from Tarpon Basin in Key Largo.
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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
- 223 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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Take Action For Manatees ! Oppose St. Johns River Water Withdrawals !
Animals  (tags: animals, manatees, environment, protection, AnimalWelfare, wildlife )

Cher
- 234 days ago - animalrights.change.org
On April 13th, the Governing Board of the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD) in Florida will vote on whether to grant a permit to Seminole County to withdraw 5.5 million gallons of water per day from the St.Johns River to help meet
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Springtime Releases : Five Manatees Try Life in the Wild Again
Animals  (tags: animals, manatees, released back into wild, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 240 days ago - savethemanatee.org
It's springtime, and if you live up north, you are probably looking forward to the possibility of warmer weather after a chilly winter. In Florida, we also look forward to the promise of spring, but for a different reason. This is the time of the year
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Tiny Manatee Orphan in Florida Rescued
Animals  (tags: manatees, animals, orphan, rescued, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 240 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
A Florida manatee calf rescued by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologists Thursday is one of the smallest they have aided.
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Orphaned Manatee Rescued Near Power Plant
Animals  (tags: manatees, orphans, rescued, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 256 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
The young manatee's mother was nowhere to be seen, and it didn't react when people in kayaks approached it.
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