The Associated Press: Record number of manatee deaths in 2010
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Manatees - a rare but increasing visitor to New Jersey's coast in summer - are dying at a faster rate than ever before. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the cold weather seen in early 2010 resulted in a record number of manatee deaths.
The agency's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute documented 699 manatee deaths in state waters. Some 244 were caused by "cold stress," exposure to low water temperatures. The cause of death in many of the other cases was undetermined, but officials believe the cold temperatures likely contributed.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 12/23/2010 7:00 AM 
Categories: Sea Life
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Categories: Sea Life
Tags: manatees new jersey coast Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission manatee deaths Florida
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