Comments on: Our day with the manatees https://www.web-betty-blog.com/2009/02/03/our-day-with-the-manatees/ Still crazy after all these years Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.5 By: Margaret https://www.web-betty-blog.com/2009/02/03/our-day-with-the-manatees/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.web-betty-blog.com/?p=958#comment-741 Having grown up in Florida, I’m very familiar with these interesting creatures! Sounds like you guys had a great day and those are fantastic photos!

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]]> By: melissa https://www.web-betty-blog.com/2009/02/03/our-day-with-the-manatees/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:12:25 +0000 http://www.web-betty-blog.com/?p=958#comment-725 In reply to Lyndi.

Wow, that would be interesting. I wonder if it would have worked. It’s always pretty risky ‘importing’ a foreign species into an established ecosystem. The poor manatees here are endangered, so relocating them might not be such a bad idea.

They have no natural enemies except man (and boaters who go too fast).

]]> By: Lyndi https://www.web-betty-blog.com/2009/02/03/our-day-with-the-manatees/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:38:10 +0000 http://www.web-betty-blog.com/?p=958#comment-722 A couple of years ago there was talk of ‘importing’ some of these manatees to assist with the problem we had with water hyacinth in the dams and rivers at the time here in South Africa. I do not think anything ever came of this idea. Nice photos and an interesting article all round.

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