Manatees in peril as human pressures push gentle giants toward the brink

Mongabay
Mar 26, 2025, 10:03 am464 ptsHot
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Few creatures better embody the notion of peaceful coexistence than the manatee. Slow-moving and largely indifferent to human affairs, these aquatic herbivores graze on…

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