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The aquarium has been planning to open a manatee rehabilitation facility for years, but recent spikes in the marine mammals’ deaths have sped up the process.
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The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens released a male manatee Wednesday in St. Augustine.He spent over two months in rehabilitation and is the 23rd release…
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Four years after federal wildlife officials reclassified manatees from endangered to threatened, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., called Monday for a…
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Federal officials have declared an unusual mortality event for the state's manatees. An investigation is underway as to why they're dying off so quickly. More than 700 manatees have died in Florida so far this year. That's more than double the average.
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Scientists say a chemical commonly used to kill weeds is increasingly being found in the blood of Florida's threatened manatees. The concentration of glyphosate detected in their systems has increased from 2009 to 2019.
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Federal investigators will look into why more than 400 manatees have died in the state, now that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated it an "unusual mortality event."
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Conservationists Push For More Boating Safety Education In Florida In Hopes It Will Protect ManateesAfter an uptick in manatee deaths last year, wildlife activists are pushing for a change in Florida's boating safety rules. Sarah Gledhill works for the Center for Biological Diversity. She says the center wants all boaters to take a safety course that she says will inherently help manatees.
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The Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is celebrating its third manatee release this year from its Manatee Critical Care Center.Lusia was released in Daytona…
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The Marine Mammal Response Team at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens is working to nurse a manatee back to health that was rescued in Daytona Beach after…
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The rate of manatee deaths is above average in Florida so far this year, although there is a gap in state data between April and May due to coronavirus...