Manatee Death Toll Highest Ever Recorded | National Geographic

the manatee deaths that we were having

the manatee deaths that we were having this year are scary to the people here

this year are scary to the people here

this year are scary to the people here in in Citrus County I think for a couple

in in Citrus County I think for a couple

in in Citrus County I think for a couple of reasons I think you know it’s easy to

of reasons I think you know it’s easy to

of reasons I think you know it’s easy to understand deaths of a manatee from a

understand deaths of a manatee from a

understand deaths of a manatee from a boating strike even kind of easy

boating strike even kind of easy

boating strike even kind of easy gathering for people to understand

gathering for people to understand

gathering for people to understand deaths of a manatee from red tide that’s

deaths of a manatee from red tide that’s

deaths of a manatee from red tide that’s a naturally occurring phenomenon but

a naturally occurring phenomenon but

a naturally occurring phenomenon but when you have what’s happening over in

when you have what’s happening over in

when you have what’s happening over in Indian River Lagoon you have these

Indian River Lagoon you have these

Indian River Lagoon you have these deaths that they cannot pinpoint what is

deaths that they cannot pinpoint what is

deaths that they cannot pinpoint what is going on I think it is scary you know

going on I think it is scary you know

going on I think it is scary you know Disney’s not going to build a theme park

Disney’s not going to build a theme park

Disney’s not going to build a theme park here Ford’s not going to build a plant

here Ford’s not going to build a plant

here Ford’s not going to build a plant and these manatees are the absolute

and these manatees are the absolute

and these manatees are the absolute economic lifeblood of this area we are

economic lifeblood of this area we are

economic lifeblood of this area we are fishing community we’re not a beach town

fishing community we’re not a beach town

fishing community we’re not a beach town fishing and manatee says why why people

fishing and manatee says why why people

fishing and manatee says why why people come here we are the only place outside

come here we are the only place outside

come here we are the only place outside of Belize where you can actually legally

of Belize where you can actually legally

of Belize where you can actually legally swim with the manatees and people come

swim with the manatees and people come

swim with the manatees and people come from all over the world to swim with the

from all over the world to swim with the

from all over the world to swim with the manatees

things like the Volkswagen they were so

things like the Volkswagen they were so ugly that every bill fell in love with

ugly that every bill fell in love with

ugly that every bill fell in love with it seriously

it seriously

it seriously the more you look at a man T the more

the more you look at a man T the more

the more you look at a man T the more you fall in love with it and especially

you fall in love with it and especially

you fall in love with it and especially if once you get in the water and you get

if once you get in the water and you get

if once you get in the water and you get this 18 hundred pound gentle giant come

this 18 hundred pound gentle giant come

this 18 hundred pound gentle giant come right at your face and give you a hug

right at your face and give you a hug

right at your face and give you a hug and you see it right through your mask

and you see it right through your mask

and you see it right through your mask just wants to look at you like hey I

just wants to look at you like hey I

just wants to look at you like hey I want to be your friend it’s really hard

want to be your friend it’s really hard

want to be your friend it’s really hard to resist we don’t have the power plan

to resist we don’t have the power plan

to resist we don’t have the power plan anymore that’s generated a lot of jobs

anymore that’s generated a lot of jobs

anymore that’s generated a lot of jobs the tourism here is pretty built on the

the tourism here is pretty built on the

the tourism here is pretty built on the manatees in the wintertime it brings it

manatees in the wintertime it brings it

manatees in the wintertime it brings it started with like 80,000 people want to

started with like 80,000 people want to

started with like 80,000 people want to predict 200,000 people this year it’s a

predict 200,000 people this year it’s a

predict 200,000 people this year it’s a big growing it keeps the restaurants the

big growing it keeps the restaurants the

big growing it keeps the restaurants the hotel’s it generates employment with

hotel’s it generates employment with

hotel’s it generates employment with boats companies charter companies so

boats companies charter companies so

boats companies charter companies so it’s a win-win situation for everybody

no de San they’re using the manatees as

no de San they’re using the manatees as the Canaries of the freshwater once they

the Canaries of the freshwater once they

the Canaries of the freshwater once they started getting sick then we really need

started getting sick then we really need

started getting sick then we really need to get concern killing a 2,000 pound

to get concern killing a 2,000 pound

to get concern killing a 2,000 pound mammals and hundred or two hundred pound

mammals and hundred or two hundred pound

mammals and hundred or two hundred pound mammal needs to be aware of it too