It’s Manatee Appreciation Day! Manatees are gentle and passive mammals who live in shallow, slow-moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas. Unfortunately, manatees and their habitats are under serious threat from ocean pollution and other human activities. It’s up to us to help protect these peaceful, loveable animals and aid the recovery of their population and habitats around the world. What’s causing the decline… Plastic ingestion is a common cause of death for manatees Entanglement also causes declines in manatee populations Habitat loss degrades manatees’ food supply Fewer warm-water habitats mean more manatee deaths Watercraft collisions are also a serious threat to manatees Harassment by humans can cause detrimental changes in manatee behavior Join me in supporting #manateeawareness on #manateeappreciationday Go to 4 oceans and order a bracelet or two https://4ocean.com/products/march-2-pound-pack Here’s a message for Jimmy Buffett https://youtu.be/3_bbxKGUaAI #manateeappreciationday2019 #4oceanbracelet #4oceans #themoreyouknow #savethemanatee #speciessavers https://www.instagram.com/p/BvgfN15ABfs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=do15sypu7fho