Climate change is killing off manatees.
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Hundreds of manatees are coming up dead in
Florida. Sickly water and climate change are to blame.
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In the first
three months of 2021, already more than 400 manatees
have perished in Florida — an alarming number that's
far outside of any normal amount. These goofy-looking marine
herbivores are beloved in Florida and also classified as a
threatened species by the U.S. government, so this loss is
heart-breaking. So far, scientists have identified two
main culprits for the dramatic increase in manatee deaths: climate change and pollution — and both are only
continuing to get worse.
Unpredictable and intense
temperature changes are contributing to manatees developing
fatal sicknesses. Meanwhile, water pollution is starving the
animals to death. Sewage, agricultural, and urban run-off — as
well as habitat destruction — are all causing the mass die-of
of a main manatee food source: seagrass. On top of all this,
humans keep luring manatees to stay in unsafe areas by feeding
them. What we think is well-meaning is actually leading to
these marine mammals' demise. There's only one way to
save the manatees before human-created climate change and
pollution kills them off for good. Florida must enact new laws to tackle these
death-dealing environmental problems.
Thank you,
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Miranda
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. Manatees
are dying off at unprecedented numbers, and environmental
catastrophe is to blame. Florida lawmakers must protect clean water and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions before things get
worse. |
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Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2021 11:18 AM
Subject: These sweet marine mammals are dying off fast in
Florida
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