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John — if we’re going to put everything on the line to defend the “sea cow,” we must restore its habitat.

More than 1,000 manatees died in the last year alone due to starvation, driven by pollutants and toxic algae blooms that have decimated their food sources. Now, 96% of seagrass has been lost in the most critical manatee habitat, the Indian River Lagoon off Florida.

That’s why the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took drastic measures by starting a pilot feeding program to supplement the manatee’s diet of seagrass with lettuce. And while it seemed like there may have been some initial success based on the sightings of manatees munching on the salad greens, wildlife agencies now say that they have no way of measuring the effectiveness of the feeding programs in preventing deaths.

With this starvation crisis reaching a critical point, it’s evident that the only way we can save the dwindling sea cow population is by restoring seagrass beds.

This won’t be easy as longstanding restoration and protection of the lagoon include:

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Updating
wastewater
treatment
plants;
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Making
septic-to-sewer
conversions;
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Treating
stormwater
runoff
and;
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Dredging
muck
that
is
attributed
to
the
seagrass
die-off
from
the
bottom
of
the
lagoon.

The EPA has estimated that restoring the Indian River Lagoon will cost $5 billion and take twenty to thirty years to complete. With climate change intensifying toxic algae blooms that are choking aquatic life, the manatee cannot wait any longer for their food supplies to be restored.

Restoration projects like the Indian River Lagoon are critical for the manatee’s survival, and they need champions in Congress fighting for them. That’s why the work SEEC members are doing every single day is so important. They’re fighting for holistic solutions to save critical species like the manatee. Will you show your support for their efforts by making a donation today? [[link removed]]

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