Posted in NEWS Nearly 600 manatees died in Florida waters in 2020 as state works to protect the threatened mammal January 4, 2021 Newly written draft language for proposed boater safety legislation may help protect the threatened mammals from being killed by boat strikes. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/641039970/0/usatoday-newstopstories~Nearly-manatees-died-in-Florida-waters-in-as-state-works-to-protect-the-threatened-mammal/