First, before we get into them being endangered, let's get some background information. There are different subspecies of manatees. They all resemble the same blubbery figure with two flippers and a beaver-like tail. They swim in deep rivers and the sea shores. Manatees are herbivores, or plant-eating. It is also in the same family as the cow.
Ok, why are they endangered?
Motor boats scrape the backs of manatees. Us humans are the reason for their dying. Hunters kill them for meat, oil, and blubber. The U.S. Government in trying to save the manatees. The governor of Florida approved November as Manatee Awareness Month. In Florida, (and anywhere else where manatees live) boaters can get their motor taken off of their boat, or just kayak. They can also get signs to promote awareness about manatees.
Save the Manatee Club. 2009. Save the Manatee Club
22, Nov 2009 http://www.savethemanatee.org/
thats sad
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