Florida Manatee – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/florida-manatee/
Since 1974, over 1700 manatee deaths have been caused by watercraft collisions, which leave recognizable scars. Florida Manatee populations seem to be recovering well, in large part to boating restrictions in rivers and springs such as no wake zones to protect manatees from harm. Summary Florida
The Florida Manatee we all know and love is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee
