A sign in a Florida waterway warning boaters to be on the look-out for manatees (sea cows). There are only about 1000 manatees left in the United States. Most of these live in Florida and are frequently injured by speeding motor-boats. The huge, harmless mammals are now the object of an intensive preservation campaign.
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Press, 29 September 1979, Page 22
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54A sign in a Florida waterway warning boaters to be on the look-out for manatees (sea cows). There are only about 1000 manatees left in the United States. Most of these live in Florida and are frequently injured by speeding motor-boats. The huge, harmless mammals are now the object of an intensive preservation campaign. Press, 29 September 1979, Page 22
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