Cold Manatees Swim to Warm Power Plant Waters

More than 300 manatees swam into the outflow of Tampa Electric\’s Big Bend Power Station in Florida on Tuesday. Manatees cope poorly with cold conditions, which can affect their immune systems and lead to death. \’Cold stress\’ killed large numbers of the gentle sea creatures in 2010. The waters of the Tampa Electric plant are \”like a warm bathtub for them,\” Wendy Anastasiou, an environmental specialist who has been watching the mammals loll about there, told the Associated Press agency. \”They\’re not blubbery mammals. They\’re very lean,\” Ms Anastasiou said. \”They need a warm place to go.\”
Another 50 of the animals also gathered in the warm waters of a power station in Broward County, Florida. Manatees will sometimes move to colder temperatures to find sea grass – a staple of their diet – but many will go without food for days in order to stay in the warm canal. Unusual weather patterns are wreaking havoc on Florida\’s manatee population, with recorded deaths from cold stress increasing rapidly in recent years.

Stephen Fry admires the Amazonian manatee in captivity, and then goes in search of them in the wild. Manatees could once be found in great herds but are now officially \”vulnerable to extinction\” – with just a few thousand remaining in the world. Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine have been tracking down some of the most endangered animals on the planet in a six-part series. Last Chance to See Amazonian Manatee is broadcast on BBC Two at 2000 BST, on 6 September 2009.

On Dec 13rd local time, a Korean fishing vessel with 42 people sank in the south pole sea area,According to the lastest news: at present , there are 5 people died , 17 people are missing and 20 people are surviving.

AFP reported that a Korean fishing vessel with 42 people sank in the south pole sea area.And the New zealand Maritime Department comfirmed that there are at least 4 people died , 18 people are missing and 20 people are surviving . This message is comfirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea .

Manatees cope poorly with cold conditions, which can affect their immune systems and lead to death. \’Cold stress\’ killed large numbers of the gentle sea creatures in 2010. The waters of the Tampa Electric plant are \”like a warm bathtub for them,\” Wendy Anastasiou, an environmental specialist who has been watching the mammals loll about there, told the Associated Press agency. \”They\’re not blubbery mammals. They\’re very lean,\” Ms Anastasiou said. \”They need a warm place to go.\” Another 50 of the animals also gathered in the warm waters of a power station in Broward County, Florida. Manatees will sometimes move to colder temperatures to find sea grass – a staple of their diet – but many will go without food for days in order to stay in the warm canal. Unusual weather patterns are wreaking havoc on Florida\’s manatee population, with recorded deaths from cold stress increasing rapidly in recent years.

The lastest News from KST : Korea time at 4.am on December 13rd ,the fishing Vessel “DiYiRenCheng” which is working at the south New zealand south pole sank.

This Fishing Vessel picked up 42 passengers including 8 Korean. 20 people survived , 5people died and among them ,there are 2 korean died, 17 people missed and included 5 korean. But the message is not comfirmed by Korea.

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