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Environment & Energy

hatrack

(59,585 posts) Sun Feb 3, 2019, 09:56 AM Feb 2019

13% Of FL Manatees Died In 2018; 2nd-Worst Year For Mortality On Record

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An estimated 824 manatees died in Florida waters last year, a nearly 50 percent increase over the number of mortalities in 2017 and the second-highest death count ever.

Sadly, a large number of this year’s deaths were human-caused, either directly from accidents or from long-term environmental threats created by anthropogenic forces.

What caused the most deaths this year? Watch our video below to learn more.