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Keeping tabs on all this were an Osprey, several turtles, and an alligator.
Manatees are listed by the IUCN as a vulnerable species. This is due to a host of threats including:
Residential & commercial development
- Housing & urban areas
- Commercial & industrial areas
- Tourism & recreation areas
Agriculture & aquaculture
- Annual & perennial non-timber crops
- Marine & freshwater aquaculture
Transportation & service corridors
- Shipping lanes
Biological resource use
- Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources
Human intrusions & disturbance
- Recreational activities
Natural system modifications
- Dams & water management/use
- Other ecosystem modifications
Pollution
- Domestic & urban waste water
- Industrial & military effluents
- Agricultural & forestry effluents
- Excess energy
Climate change & severe weather
- Droughts
- Temperature extremes
- Storms & flooding