http://www.nbc-2.com/story/16426552/2012/01/01/manatee-found-dead-in-matlacha-pass
A manatee died in
Neighbors want law
enforcement to step up patrols to keep boaters from hitting any more of the
endangered animals.
The manatee was
discovered near Diane Leroy's dock on
"It's horrible.
It's very sad because you can't really do anything. It's too late," she
says.
Some neighbors,
including retired biologist Nancy Hindenach say it's
not too late to raise awareness about the increasing manatee population in this
particular area.
"We need more
education of the boaters and more enforcement so that people don't come roaring
through this area," she says.
FWC says appropriate
enforcement is already in place.
"Sometimes, it's
people that don't have local knowledge. And it's
people visiting for the first time. But most people do obey manatee speed
zones," says Joanne Adams from FWC.
FWC reports 440 manatee
deaths throughout the state as of mid-December.
The number is the
second-highest on record, following 766 deaths in 2010.