Posted on Jan 4, 2021
More than 600 manatees died in Florida waters in 2020
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More than 600 manatees have died in Florida waters in the past year, according to preliminary data.
An estimated 619 manatees died between 1 January and 25 December 2020, an increase of 27 deaths from 2019, new figures from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) revealed. The greatest number of deaths - 163 manatees - was recorded in Brevard county, east of Orlando.
Some 90 manatees were killed by boats and other watercraft, either from propeller wounds, impact, crushing or a combination of the three.
An estimated 619 manatees died between 1 January and 25 December 2020, an increase of 27 deaths from 2019, new figures from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) revealed. The greatest number of deaths - 163 manatees - was recorded in Brevard county, east of Orlando.
Some 90 manatees were killed by boats and other watercraft, either from propeller wounds, impact, crushing or a combination of the three.
More than 600 manatees died in Florida waters in 2020
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manatees are big and slow -- boating encounters are avoidable for the most part - it just takes situational awareness
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