Manatees in the middle of a die-off on Florida s East Coast April 13, 2021 at 11:41 PM EDT - Updated April 13 at 11:41 PM
They are gentle giants of Florida s ecosystem. The manatee has always been a poster for promoting tourism yet each year protecting this threatened species grows more problematic. I m so distressed so many are dying, said Dr. Edith Widder, Co-Founder of ORCA,
She s heartbroken but not surprised manatees are in the middle of a die-off on Florida s East Coast.
Dr. Widder and her researchers have been collecting samples from the St Lucie River. They re plotting pollution maps to find out what s at the bottom and where it came from.
Sharp rise in Florida manatee deaths has state and federal investigators probing
Associated Press
and last updated 2021-04-14 00:37:17-04
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â They are gentle giants of Florida s ecosystem. The manatee has always been a poster for promoting tourism yet each year protecting this threatened species grows more problematic. I m so distressed so many are dying, said Dr. Edith Widder, Co-Founder of ORCA,
She s heartbroken but not surprised manatees are in the middle of a die-off on Florida s East Coast.
Dr. Widder and her researchers have been collecting samples from the St Lucie River. They re plotting pollution maps to find out what s at the bottom and where it came from.
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