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Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record

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Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record

Florida tops 1,000 manatee deaths in grim single-year record

More than 1,000 manatees have died in Florida so far this year, eclipsing a previous record as the threatened marine mammals struggle with starvation due to polluted waters.


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