Environmental groups sue over rising manatee deaths in Florida
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, claiming the agency has failed to help preserve Florida manatee habitats as the species faces rising deaths. Nearly 1,100 manatees died in 2021, which is roughly 20% of the east coast population of manatees, according to a lawsuit filed by Save the Manatee Club, the Center for Biological Diversity and Defenders of Wildlife. "We've now had almost 300 [die] in 2022," aquatic biologist Patrick Rose told ABC News. Rose is the executive director of Save the Manatee C...