Link:Saving Floridas Starving Manatees

Saving Floridas Starving Manatees

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSxc-CWMgM

Florida’s iconic sea cows are dying in record numbers. Years of declining seagrass beds have eliminated one of the gentle giants’ primary food sources. Now wildlife managers have taken the unprecedented step of feeding the animals, while scientists are in a race against time to restore the lost seagrass.

Changing Seas: Season 14, Episode 4

Chapters

• 0:00 Trailer
• 2:53 Intro
• 4:53 Manatee Rehab Zoo Tampa
• 7:30 Indian River Lagoon
• 8:40 Manatee Drone Research
• 10:03 Experimental Manatee Feeding Program
• 14:12 FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Seagrass Restoration
• 18:40 Florida Oceanographic Society Seagrass Restoration
• 21:56 Indian River Lagoon Water Quality Issues
• 23:12 Manatee Threats and Conservation

Check out the Indian River Lagoon YouTube Channel.

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Posted By: AdminPost Date: 2023-02-03