Manatee News
Starving manatee searches for nonexistent seagrass. (Photo: Dana Pinnick)
Manatee bones along shorelines in the Indian River Lagoon tell the story of starving manatees.
Manatees are Starving In the indian river lagoon
Please help restore the Lagoon and all its creatures by: 1) using less yard fertilizer and herbicides; 2) Contact your Florida elected officials and urge them to allow local governments to ban fertilizer in the summer months when heavy rains flush pollutants into our waterways; 3) restore shoreline plants, which filter pollution before it enters the estuary; and 4) create a “no mow” buffer along waterways to increase shoreline vegetation.
Manatees and other wildlife are now in more danger than ever before. Take a closer look at the beauty and dangers the Indian River Lagoon faces.
Starving manatee (Photo: Dana Pinnick)
