vimarsana.com

Page 6 - புளோரிடா மீன் வனவிலங்கு பாதுகாப்பு தரகு News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Florida breaks annual manatee death record in first 6 months

Florida breaks annual manatee death record in first 6 months The Detroit News View Comments Stuart, Fla. More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida s recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the loss of seagrass beds, state officials said. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 841 manatee deaths were recorded between Jan. 1 and July 2, breaking the previous record of 830 that died in 2013 because of an outbreak of toxic red tide. The TCPalm website reports that more than half the deaths have died in the Indian River Lagoon and its surrounding areas in Volusia, Brevard, Indian River, St. Lucie and Martin counties. The overwhelming majority of deaths have been in Brevard, where 312 manatees have perished.

Record number of manatees die in Florida as food source dries up

State officials report ‘unprecedented’ deaths due to starvation as pollution and algal blooms take toll A record number of manatee deaths have been reported so far already this year in Florida. Photograph: Scott Audette/Reuters A record number of manatee deaths have been reported so far already this year in Florida. Photograph: Scott Audette/Reuters AssociatedPress Mon 12 Jul 2021 00.38 EDT More manatees have died already this year than in any other year in Florida’s recorded history, primarily from starvation due to the loss of seagrass beds, state officials have said. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission reported that 841 manatee deaths were recorded between 1 January and 2 July, breaking the previous record of 830 that died during the whole of 2013 because of an outbreak of toxic red tide.

© 2025 Vimarsana

vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.