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gdfatha 08-11-2002 09:04 AM

Latest on Manatee sick heads
 
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Scanned from thismornings Orlando Sentinel (Sunday).
Again for some reason I could not set up link for the article this is part of.

Take care
marc

Gearhead99 08-11-2002 09:23 AM

gdfatha,

Living in the Orlando area too I read it. They won't be happy till they make ALL the water Manatee zones.

I recently went up the St. Johns River. What a joke. If you start at Sanford and head north. It is either "No Wake" or "25 MPH Maximum Speed". Heck I got told I was going too fast. I was in my 1949 Chris-Craft.

Also, the river is dead, very few boats. Above Deland heading toward Lake George it is better in many spots.

A real shame.

kitten 08-11-2002 09:53 AM

Manatees
 
HOW BOUT WE PUT THEM IN THE RETENTION PONDS
THAT ARE EVERYWHERE??

There are 3276 sea cows now as opposed to 1700 TEN
years ago!!

"With a greater population, you'll have a greater
mortality".

gdfatha 08-11-2002 09:58 AM

here's the link
 
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...102aug11.story


take care marc

kitten 08-11-2002 10:07 AM

Thanks!
 
Looks like they are really going to hit the GULF coast
this time................

Steve 1 08-11-2002 01:42 PM

Kitten they do not know and never will ,How many Manatees there are ! I saw one time there were like 1500 of the Pests Claimed !
Then someone put a chopper up and Counted over 5000 and a Friggin White one too boot.
We are being Lied too big time on the numbers ,and the Fact that they are damaging the Grass beds.:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Dean Ferry 08-11-2002 05:57 PM

Steve1,
The grass beds around the power plants are GONE, here in Brevard Co.
Make sure JEB knows how you feel this fall!
BTW, I'm a Repubulican!
MD

Steve 1 08-11-2002 06:13 PM

Dean I will in my small way, This has gone way too Far !and no end in sight .:(

kitten 08-12-2002 12:18 AM

Steve 1
 
Of course "They" know how many manatees there are!
"They" are called Mote Marine Laboratory, and have been
doing aerial surveys since 1972 when a Manatee Act was
passed. Mote also does studies on marine grasses!
Dont beleive everything you read and consider the source.

Dean Ferry 08-12-2002 08:05 AM

Kitten,
Are you saying that Aerial Surveys are a Reliable way to count Manatees?
Dean


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