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Manatees Warming for Winter

As cooler weather has begun in Florida with greater frequency, Florida's manatee population has begun its winter congregation, pulling the creatures from cooling coastal waters into warmer waters, such as natural springs and the artificially heated waters near power plants. Elsa Haubold works with endangered and threatened species at the Florida Marine Research Institute...

Watching out for Manatees

As Florida's Manatees begin their annual congregation around warm water springs and power plant discharges, advocates are reminding boaters of the need to pay particular attention near these areas. Elsa Haubold with the Florida Marine Research Institute says there's a host of tactics boaters should employ...

Getting Manatees together

Florida's manatees are taking advantage of warmer water from natural springs and power plant discharge as they find places to stay warm during winter. At the same time, scientists who study the creatures will be taking advantage of the concentrated population. Elsa Haubold, with the Florida Marine Research Institute, says the cooler weather makes counting manatees easier....

Learning from Manatee Mortality

Recent cool temperatures in Florida have begun a winter concentration of Manatees in and around warmer water: near industrial discharge and natural springs. State scientists say that as the population of manatees concentrates there, they want to make sure boaters are paying attention. Elsa Haubold, with the Florida Marine Research Institute, says boat-related mortality is still Manatee's greatest killer...

Manatees and their need to stay warm.

Though our on-land temperatures in Florida have begun to head toward fall and winter, the water temperature seems far from cold. But it is becoming too cold for Manatees. Research Elsa Haubold says cold is actually a leading cause of manatee deaths...