'Likelihood of Extinction': Florida Manatees on the Brink of Dying Out Due to Starvation
Close Hundreds of manatees for months have been perishing at an unusual rate around Florida's channels. Florida Fish and Wildlife said it's examining the case, but they require more time. That's why a local lawmaker is presently prodding a federal inquiry and funding. At the lagoon house in Palm Bay of the Marine Resources Council, Dr. Leesa Souto an executive director, and staff work to conserve water conditions in the Indian river lagoon. She has witnessed a blend of diminishing seagrass and cold stress from winter resulting in the death of manatees in Brevard County at an average of 20 a w...