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• The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is increasing patrols to areas in an effort to lower the risk of boating related manatee deaths.
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• The number of manatee deaths related to boat collisions is up.
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• Florida wildlife authorities say the state’s manatee population is up, at between 7,000 and 10,000 animals.
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• More than 6,000 manatees were counted for the fourth consecutive year.
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• We take a look at the mix of manatees and boaters in Florida. Was downlisting the manatee from endangered to threatened the wrong call? What does this reclassification mean for boaters?
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• The West Indian manatee no longer is considered endangered.
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Thursday it will downlist the animal to threatened.
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• More manatees continue to die in Brevard County than anywhere else in Florida.
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• “Seasonal manatee zones” for boaters go into effect Friday. Florida wildlife officials are warning boaters to slow down for the sea cows to avoid injuring them.
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• Cold weather is forcing more than 500 manatees to huddle for warmth at Three Sisters Springs, part of the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge.
It is the first time so many manatees have spent so many days at the only refuge for the endangered Florida manatee.
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• Florida’s manatee population is rebounding.
Wildlife authorities counted a record number 6,000 manatees during an annual census in February.
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