Trial will decide if Florida’s DEP violated Endangered Species Act, causing manatee deaths

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit.

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit.

Federal judge refuses to toss lawsuit alleging Florida failed to prevent sewage dumps that led to manatee deaths

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, with the largest number, 358, in Brevard County, the focus of the lawsuit.

So far this year, state wildlife officials have recorded 83 deaths across the state through Feb. 9.

20 percent of deaths in 2023 stemmed from a red-tide bloom in Southwest Florida.

Florida had a record 1,100 manatee deaths in 2021, followed by 800 deaths in 2022.

The lawsuit alleges that nitrogen discharged from septic tanks and sewage-treatment plants has led to algae blooms that have destroyed seagrass beds.