Category Manatees

Florida breaks manatee death record in first six months of 2021

Photo Illustration A record number of manatees have died this year in the US state of Florida, primarily from starvation, wildlife authorities say. At least 841 of the marine mammals died in waters near the eastern state between 1 January…

UPDATE: 803 Manatees Have Washed Up Dead This Year In Florida, America For the first time since records began being kept in Florida in the 1970s, the number of manatee deaths in a single year has topped 800, with two…

769 Manatees Wash Up Dead This Year (Most Ever Recorded), In Florida, America Toxic algae blooms that deplete the water of essential oxygen are killing a record number of manatees in Florida this year, biologists say. A total of 769…