FW: Florida Manatee Deaths Hit Record Highs- Demand Continued Protection

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Done! You have a Governor named Jeb? hah, hah, hah................. The Valley Vegan................."zurumato" <zurumato wrote: hi guys, last year 398 manatees where killed in my county, in collisions with people's recreational boats, most of these boats where going too fast, these are gentle slow moving creatures. Gov. Jeb Bush wants to downlist Manatees from Endangered to just threatened. Please sign

the petion below and let him know how you feel. Thanks anouk - Agata G., Care2 Animals & Environment Alerts zurumato 4/9/2006 12:37:39 PM Florida

Manatee Deaths Hit Record Highs- Demand Continued Protection Hi Anouk, Last year was the second highest manatee mortality year on record. Yet FFWCC is recommending that manatees be downlisted from endangered to threatened status. Urge Governor Bush to take a stand and keep protections

for the manatee in place! Faced with the largest number of manatee deaths in a decade, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering an inconceivable reaction: downlisting the manatee, a gentle creature known to body surf or barrel roll when playing, from endangered to threatened. Act Now!Last year was the second highest manatee mortality year on record. Just in the last five years, 1682 manatees have died in Florida waters and of those, 398 were killed by boats. That is almost an 18% increase over the previous five-year period. Furthermore, state scientists estimate the manatee population could drop by half in the next 50 years

because of habitat loss, red tide poisoning and boat collisions.This latest move is a triumph of politics over science. Manatees are poised to be downlisted regardless of how they are faring in the wild because of a calculated effort by special interest groups opposed to boat speed zones and restrictions on development. Speak Out!And Gov. Bush's conservation commission — he appointed the members — doesn't offer wildlife much hope for protection. Commissioners include a banker, a real-estate investor, a ranch owner, a developer, and a vice president of the St. Joe Co., Florida's largest landowner. Another belongs to the Safari Club International, which offers recipes for antelope, bear, moose and other wild game on its Web site.Later this summer, the FFWCC will vote to finalize the manatee’s listing status. Gov. Bush once called the manatee his favorite animal. Urge him to take a stand and ensure that protections for the manatee remain in place. Thank you for making a difference today,Agata GussmannCare2 and ThePetitionSite Team ----------------------------Thank you for signing up to receive Animals & Environment Alerts from Care2 via ThePetitionSite! Your email address has not been bought from other sources. If you learned something interesting in this newsletter, please forward it to your friends, family and colleagues. To stop receiving this newsletter, visit: http://www.care2.com/newsletters/unsub/11/0/2350256/4941939d or send a blank email message to:ng-u-11-2350256-917-1252-322a7878 Care2.com, Inc.275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150Redwood City, CA 94065http://www.care2.com Peter H

 

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hi guys,

last year 398 manatees where killed in my county, in collisions with people's recreational boats, most of these boats where going too fast,

these are gentle slow moving creatures.

 

Gov. Jeb Bush wants to downlist Manatees from Endangered to just threatened. Please sign the petion below and let him

know how you feel.

 

Thanks

anouk

 

 

 

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Agata G., Care2 Animals & Environment Alerts

zurumato

4/9/2006 12:37:39 PM

Florida Manatee Deaths Hit Record Highs- Demand Continued Protection

 

 

 

 

Hi Anouk,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last year was the second highest manatee mortality year on record. Yet FFWCC is recommending that manatees be downlisted from endangered to threatened status. Urge Governor Bush to take a stand and keep protections for the manatee in place!

Faced with the largest number of manatee deaths in a decade, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is considering an inconceivable reaction: downlisting the manatee, a gentle creature known to body surf or barrel roll when playing, from endangered to threatened. Act Now!Last year was the second highest manatee mortality year on record. Just in the last five years, 1682 manatees have died in Florida waters and of those, 398 were killed by boats. That is almost an 18% increase over the previous five-year period. Furthermore, state scientists estimate the manatee population could drop by half in the next 50 years because of habitat loss, red tide poisoning and boat collisions.This latest move is a triumph of politics over science. Manatees are poised to be downlisted regardless of how they are faring in the wild because of a calculated effort by special interest groups opposed to boat speed zones and restrictions on development. Speak Out!And Gov. Bush's conservation commission — he appointed the members — doesn't offer wildlife much hope for protection. Commissioners include a banker, a real-estate investor, a ranch owner, a developer, and a vice president of the St. Joe Co., Florida's largest landowner. Another belongs to the Safari Club International, which offers recipes for antelope, bear, moose and other wild game on its Web site.Later this summer, the FFWCC will vote to finalize the manatee’s listing status. Gov. Bush once called the manatee his favorite animal. Urge him to take a stand and ensure that protections for the manatee remain in place. Thank you for making a difference today,Agata GussmannCare2 and ThePetitionSite Team ----------------------------Thank you for signing up to receive Animals & Environment Alerts from Care2 via ThePetitionSite! Your email address has not been bought from other sources. If you learned something interesting in this newsletter, please forward it to your friends, family and colleagues.

 

To stop receiving this newsletter, visit: http://www.care2.com/newsletters/unsub/11/0/2350256/4941939d or send a blank email message to:ng-u-11-2350256-917-1252-322a7878 Care2.com, Inc.275 Shoreline Drive, Suite 150Redwood City, CA 94065http://www.care2.com