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Posted: 8:09 AM Feb 18, 2012
Manatees are back in Fanning Springs after cleanup
A $90,000 project to clean up Fanning Springs to attract manatees seems to have worked.
Reporter: ap Email Address: ap |
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FANNING SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- A $90,000 project to clean up
Fanning Springs to attract manatees seems to have worked.
The Gainesville Sun (http://bit.ly/yFWt85) reports that 20
manatees were spotted in the springs this week. State officials
removed sediment from the bottom of the springs so the manatees
would have more room. This allows the animals to get out of the
colder Suwannee River water and into the 72-degree spring water.
The cleaning started in early November 2011 after erosion caused
sediment to collect at the bottom of the spring creating shallow
levels.
The project was a joint effort involving the Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission, The Nature Conservancy and the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection.
Prior to the cleanup, only about five manatees were spotted in
the springs.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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