Take Action for Manatees!
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Of Boat Speed Zones
The Issue:
Cuts in state and federal funding have resulted in fewer on-water law enforcement officers in critical areas of Florida. The Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, created to safeguard manatees, is one such area. In July, a mother manatee was horribly injured in the bay by a speeding boat and subsequently died. Very recently, another manatee was also horribly injured by a speeding boat and died. Unfortunately, this scenario will continue to be repeated many times in areas heavily used by both boats and manatees unless law enforcement efforts are increased dramatically.
Although we don’t believe in gratuitously displaying manatee photos depicting disfiguring injuries, we have decided - after much soul-searching - to post some online photos of the poor manatee mother because a picture is worth a thousand words.
Warning: These photos are very graphic.
Click here to view photos: http://www.savethemanatee.org/cr_photos.htm
Our immediate goal is to get more officers on the water during times of peak use, even if it means Save the Manatee Club pays for them. We are also increasing boater awareness with a new poster featuring the message, “Navigate With Care, Manatees Are There.” And we will advocate to eliminate dangerous high speed areas.
What You Can Do:
Take action now by sending the following letter to Dirk Kempthorne, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, and to Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist, asking them to immediately increase their on-water law enforcement presence throughout manatee habitat. And please send this alert to your friends and family and ask them to take action, too.
Take Action! Sign this petition PLEASE!
http://www.savethemanatee.org/actionalert.cfm?id=12
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notonourwatch
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Thanks for the heads-up - I signed and sent word in support as suggested.
- 3 years ago
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notonourwatch
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ObiaMan
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Just another fact of the Bush administration and the republican party in general. Steal all the money and cut everything that's necessary.
It's always a different story, yet it's always the same story. - 3 years ago
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ObiaMan
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huntre
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We had Manatee swimming through the canals in Hialeah, Fla. when I was a kid. We called them "Seacows" back then. Very freindly critters.
Happily signed. - 3 years ago
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huntre
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Many different animals....including that grand one...man...have been hurt....killed by propellers.....why not have a protective guard that stops this......Billy Mays could sell it on T.V. for $19.95........I know a girl that lost a leg in a boating accident years ago.....how can one animal...man...get so out of touch and do so much harm?......the way propellers are now....they are like blenders...leaving a trail of death and destruction in there wake......Golden Ruler....Johnnie Hargrave.....
- 3 years ago
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LE102071
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This was my idea also.
A few weeks ago the Discovery Channel was having their "Shark Week" and on one of the shows they had a guard covering the props on one of the camera boats.
I agree that 'high speed' on bodies of water can be dangerous in and of itself... but wouldn't it be a better solution to simply mandate that all boat propellers be 'caged' to prevent injuries even at slower speeds?
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Peace
- 3 years ago
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LE102071
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good_stuff
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I've swam w/ the manatees on the crystal river. It was awesome, but I bet this group would like to outlaw people from doing that, seeing as they don't even like showing pictures of hurt manatees.
I support the cause with a sticker on my canoe that says: "I slow for manatees". The canoe is in kansas.
- 3 years ago
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good_stuff
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onechance
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Done! Thank you!
- 3 years ago
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onechance
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goldenways
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Signed and will pass this on!
- 3 years ago
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goldenways
