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Webtampa bay has lost nearly 50 percent of its mangroves, while farther south, the mangroves of charlotte harbor estuary have declined by nearly 60 percent.

Webwith 7,500 florida manatees left in the wild, environmental organizations are calling for the mammal to be reclassified as a threatened species.

Webmore than 1,100 of florida's manatees died in 2021 from starvation โ€” as a result of water pollution that killed off the seagrasses they need to survive.

Webblue spring state park is home to one of the largest winter gathering sites for manatees in florida, and recently, the park reached a new record when the number.

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