Monday, January 10, 2011

Manatee death rates soaring due to hypothermia - Damn Global Warming

Al Gore, call your service.  Hat tip Planet Gore

However, another death-factor has entered the survival game and is out-pacing boat strike deaths; a growing number  of manatee deaths are the result of hypothermia – manatees experiencing “cold stress” resulting from entry into/contact with much colder waters. The FWS estimates that 244 of last year’s manatee deaths (nearly one third) were due to exposure to cold water.

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