All the fossil evidence proves is the manatee died here not that they thrived
here. I suspect they migrated south in the winter and the ones who stayed,
died. It is certain they weren't holed up in a 2 mile stretch of the Okeechobee
water way next to a power plant. I also find it interesting that SMC sued to
make FPL heat the water from this plant when an efficiency upgrade lowered the
temperature of the discharge water.
The heat source IS pollution as defined in the Endangered Species Act but SMC
won't let them mitigate it. I think SMC leaders need dead manatees to sustain
their phony baloney jobs. Otherwise why do they force FPL to attract them to
the ONLY east west water route across Florida? It's like putting a salt lick in
the middle of I-75 and then wondering why all the deer keep getting hit.