Aug 4, 2024
Manatees are some of the most unusual looking wildlife creatures
that you’ll find in coastal units of the National Park System,
places like Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park and
Cumberland Island National Seashore.
They are huge – the largest on record reportedly tipped the scales
at 3500 pounds and was 13 feet long – and rather bulbous
looking.
But manatees are also an endangered species under the Endangered
Species Act. There are many threats to manatees along the
Southeastern coastline of the United States, from power boaters to
shrinking shorelines, and even climate change impacts.
To learn more about these interesting mammals and the struggles
they face to build their populations, we’re joined today by Tiare
Fridlich, a manatee biologist with the Save the Manatee
Club.