Manatee Insanity

Manatee Insanity Inside the War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species

Craig Pittman2010
scientists trying to count manatees from above. He's been on the water with the leader of the biggest pro-boater group. He's observed biologists dissecting the animals and politicians debating their fate. With more than a touch of whimsy, but also with an abiding interest in the uncertain fate of this unique species, Manatee Insanity follows Florida's gentle giants through time and space, detailing interactions with a variety of human actors, from Jacques-Yves Cousteau to Jeb Bush to Jimmy Buffett, from a popular children's book author to a federal lawman who dressed in a gorilla suit for the ultimate undercover assignment." --Book Jacket.
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