As Florida experiences cold snaps, manatees migrate to warmer areas to avoid 'cold stress'
Prolonged exposure to cold water can cause manatees to lose body heat, leading to a potentially fatal condition known as ...
Celtics Wire21 天
Port Salerno marinas, businesses appear mostly spared from Manatee Pocket algae bloom
"If we’re seeing this blue-green algae in winter, God help us in the summertime,” Christine King said, describing the recent ...
Lake Okeechobee releases suspected in nontoxic algae bloom in Manatee Pocket, Port Salerno
A prime suspect is Lake Okeechobee discharges that started a month ago, which floods the brackish St. Lucie River with ...
Florida manatees expected to remain below endangered criteria despite Unusual Mortality Event
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 ...
Detroit Free Press12 天
As Florida experiences cold snaps, manatees migrate to warmer areas to avoid 'cold stress'
Florida manatees spend up to eight hours a day grazing on seagrasses and other marine or freshwater vegetation, consuming up to 10% of their body weight in aquatic vegetation a day. They rest two ...
USA Today21 天
Port Salerno marinas, businesses appear mostly spared from Manatee Pocket algae bloom
7. Nearly 26 billion gallons of polluted freshwater has been released into the St. Lucie River — which flows downstream into Manatee Pocket — to lower Lake Okeechobee's level from Dec.