Florida Cold Snap Killing Hundreds of Manatees

From Treehugger:

A manatee in Florida's Crystal River. Photo by divemasterking2000 via Flickr.

Unusually harsh winter temperatures in much of the United States have had a tragic effect on one of Florida's most oddly charismatic animals, killing up to 5 percent of the state's endangered West Indies manatees.

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