More than 500 Florida manatees have perished this year, many due to starvation. These sea creatures are in crisis and urgently need greater protection.
With their habitat polluted and their food supply vanishing, more than 2,000 have now died over the past two years.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prematurely reduced protection for them in 2017. The results have been disastrous.
We petitioned the Service to give manatees back the protection they deserve, but the agency hasn't responded. So we're ready to fight it out in court to save these sea creatures, who desperately need our help.
The extreme mortality event claiming more than 20% of Florida's manatees is all the evidence we need that they're in crisis.
We won't let manatees disappear. We'll keep fighting for them till their future is secure.
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