Manatees Quotes

It appears that these red tide events are increasing in nature, especially on Florida's west coast. I think that manatees and other animals impacted by these events are sentinels for serious environmental and human problems, and in fact our research makes a strong case for potentially severe human red-tide impacts. - Gregory Bossart

In season, to get from North Fort Myers to Fort Myers Beach can easily take two hours and you are stuck in traffic most of the time... It's a nightmare. Plus, don't forget you have to pay for parking and the bridge toll if you go to Sanibel. On the boat you can see dolphins, manatees and other wildlife you may never see in a car. - Jim Palmer

As much as animals like elephants are currently under threat in Central Africa, whales, manatees and turtles, to name a few, are probably in far more dire peril -- and almost nobody knows. - Peter Walsh