majestic, three manatees They presented a beautiful spectacle to bathers on a Miami Beach beach as they swam very close to shore despite human presence.
“Just passing through” was the description of the video posted by the Only in Dade Instagram profile, which usually posts curious or unusual events in Miami.
The three mammals calmly crossed the transparent water and were caught by the cameras of those enjoying a swim last Thursday Haulover Beachaccording to the location given by some users in the post.
Manatees are an endangered species. Their main enemy is humans, but they also face other dangers, whether from human intervention or not.
In 2018 Manatee death record almost broken in the waters of Florida, when 804 specimens of this mammal diedaccording to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC).
One year later, more than 130 died because of collisions with boats in state waterways.
However, in 2021, an FWC report pointed this out lack of seaweed as the leading cause of death for the Florida manatee, which has been iconic since 1975.
Another threat, not only for this species, is the so-called “red tide”. In September 2018, at least fifty manatees and a similar number of bottlenose dolphins died as a result of contamination of sea waters with the toxic microalgae Karenia brevis.