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The Revelator reports

An estimated 531 manatees died in Florida waters in the past 12 months. That’s a significant decrease from the number of deaths in 2018, when 824 manatees died, but it still represents a nearly 10% loss to their population in the state.

Read story at The Shocking Number of Florida Manatees Killed by Boats Last Year • The Revelator