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COVID-19: speedboat toll on manatees soars, but large land mammals get a break

July 24, 2020 By Merritt Clifton

Trump administration downlisted manatees to “threatened” status before body count doubled ST. PETERSBURG, Florida; DAVIS, California––More manatees,  but fewer large land mammals,  appear to have been hit by motor vehicles during the first five months of COVID-19 lockdowns,  studies from four states show. The bad news for manatees,  reported by the Florida Fish & Wildlife […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Conservation, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Habitat, Laws, Laws & politics, Manatees & dugongs, Marine life, USA, Wildlife Tagged With: Cora Berchem, Craig Pittman, Fraser Shilling, Kat Kerlin, Martine de Wit, Merritt Clifton, Paul Rivera

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