Global Warming Kills Manatees

By: BigGator5 (Diary)  |  December 11th at 10:00 AM  | 

Florida’s record number of manatee deaths in 2010 – 699 – were largely blamed on the severe cold last winter. And that count could rise with more cold temperatures expected next week. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said Friday that 2010 saw an unprecedented die-off for the endangered mammals. Last winter’s freezing temperatures gave many manatees an acute cold shock, like severe hypothermia, | Read More »