Ocean Odyssey: The Blue Realm
Manatees and Dugongs
S1 • E7 Feb 14, 2009 46m
Each year, hundreds of critically endangered manatees are killed in U.S. waters by boats, disease and cold weather. With only a few thousand remaining in the wild, the clock is ticking in efforts to save this amazing mammal from extinction. Another rare species and close relative of manatees is the dugong which clings to survival in a few isolated corners of the globe.