Now that thousands of people have signed the Floridians' Clean Water Declaration and millions of Florida voters said yes to Amendment 1 this past November, it's time to take our message directly to Tallahassee! On February 18, Floridians' Clean Water Declaration and Amendment 1 activists will join forces for a "We Want Clean Water" rally on […]
July 3, 2014 By Matthew Stolpe, WFUS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week it is reviewing the manatee’s status as an endangered species. According to ecologists and Florida residents, the decision may have consequences for more than just the mammal. Read more at http://news.wfsu.org/post/manatees-endangered-status-review-may-affect-florida-habitat-communities
By Aaron Deslatte and Tonya Alanez, Staff Writers 5:27 a.m. EDT, April 21, 2014 TALLAHASSEE— While paying for a cleanup, the Florida Legislature is poised to adjourn May 2 without addressing some of the most persistent polluters of Florida's lakes, rivers and springs. – Flush with cash in state coffers, Florida lawmakers are pouring […]
By Phil Ammann on February 23, 2014. SaintPetersBlog Even after two measures in the Florida Senate, and a 200-person rally Tuesday at the Historic Capitol, wetland advocates may have to wait for future legislative sessions before the state cleans up its natural springs, bays and streams. Although House Speaker Will Weatherford says he is “sensitive” […]
Feb 18, 2014 10:26 AM EST By Steve Campionb.http://www.nbc-2.com NBC-2.com WBBH News for Fort Myers, Cape Coral LEE COUNTY, FL – Water activists across Southwest Florida are ready to send a strong message. They boarded buses in Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota and other cities across the state to deliver a strong message to Tallahassee lawmakers: […]
Week 6 The campers got to see a wild manatee swimming in the marina after our exciting trip to the Aquarium and then Mel Fisher’s Treasure Box!!
by Jo Singer. Published March 26, 2013. petside.com Manatees are large slow-moving aquatic mammals distantly related to elephants. Florida manatees make their home in the state’s warm coastal waters and avoid waters less than 68 degrees. These gentle giants are also referred to as “sea cows” and are Florida’s State Marine mammals. In the warmer weather, […]
March 15, 2013 Earthjustice, Tampa, FL — Florida’s waterways will be covered with more slimy algae outbreaks if a deeply flawed plan announced today between the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed to go forward. The plan must be reviewed in federal court to ensure that it complies […]
Dec 15, 2012 Written by The Associated Press STUART, Fla. (AP) – A conservative legal group and some north Florida business owners are asking the federal government to strip the manatee of its endangered species status. Federal officials say they're considering doing just that, though relisting the manatee as only a threatened species would not […]
By Tara Malinowski. October 2, 2012. http://newsdesk.gmu.edu/ A long-term study conducted by Mason researchers may be a benchmark in determining health threats to marine mammals. More than 10 years of research in Belize was conducted studying the behavioral ecology, life history and health of manatees, large marine mammals sometimes called sea cows, in an area relatively […]