Trump admin proposes redefining 'harm' to endangered animals

The Trump administration aims to remove degradation of habitat from its definition of "harm" to endangered species, proposing Wednesday a rule change that would open the door to human activity in ecologically sensitive environments.

Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze Florida https://phys.org/news/2025-01-manatees-congregate-power-winter-storms.html 🐬 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Manatees
Manatees congregate in warm waters near power plants as US winter storms graze Florida

A polar vortex that has hit much of the U.S. with ice and snow has dealt a glancing blow to Florida, dropping coastal temperatures and causing the Sunshine State's manatee population, still recovering from a mass starvation event several years ago, to seek warmer waters.

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Artist Spotlight: 70000 Tons of Metal 2023 - Sirenia

Reflecting on 70000tons of Metal 2023 while looking a head at 2024. We look back at Sirenia just before the band embarks on a European tour!

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Bottlenose dolphins observed attacking manatee calves

An international team of marine scientists has observed multiple instances of bottlenose dolphins attacking manatee calves over many years. In their paper published in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, the group describes the behavior they observed and suggest possible explanations for what they describe as antagonistic interactions between dolphins and young manatee.

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Saving endangered species: New AI method counts manatee clusters in real time https://phys.org/news/2023-12-endangered-species-ai-method-manatee.html 🐋 #Sirenia #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Manatees
Saving endangered species: New AI method counts manatee clusters in real time

Manatees are endangered species volatile to the environment. Because of their voracious appetites, they often spend up to eight hours a day grazing for food within shallow waters, making them vulnerable to environmental changes and other risks.

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Manatees Romeo and Juliet freed from Florida theme park following campaign

The 67- and 61-year-old sea cows have been at the Miami Seaquarium since 1956 and will be moved to a sanctuary

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