Looking For Manatees

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Published: Thu, July 03, 2008 - 4:47 am
Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 2:14 am
Chad Petri
Chad Petri
Researchers head to Orange Beach's Waterfront Park with scientific gear in hand. They want to catch a glimpse of a sea cow. Pictures taken in March around Fowl River suggest manatee season is longer than originally thought.

“Basically what it means is that we need to be on the lookout for these animals for a longer period of a time for example we had animals in Fairhope until November,” says Senior Marine Biologist Ruth Carmichael.

She says, since starting the mobile manatee sighting network last year, they've been able to get more consistent sightings. On wolf bay you may see the occasional boat or majestic heron--but the only manatees out here are the common t-shirt species. Today they're studying the habitat's changing water quality.

“As manatees are feeding in that water so we can get an idea of changing resources in terms of what's in the water,” says Carmichael.

The Mobile Manatee sighting Network is waiting for your call or e-mail. You can get all the information you need through their website at the bottom of the page.


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