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Article: Troubled waters for manatees?: Their dependence on warmth from power plants could prove disastrous.
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- The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL)
- Article date:
- February 26, 2007
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Byline: Ludmilla Lelis
Feb. 26--TITUSVILLE -- Sea cows call the warm waters near energy facilities home. Scientists fear that if a plant closes, those animals might not head to springs or migrate to South Florida.
or manatees, the warm water that spills from power plants is addictive.
The plants have long provided the sea cows with an artificial refuge beyond their natural winter habitat near springs and in warmer southern waters.
Scientists estimate that six in every 10 manatees now winter near power plants that line Florida's waterways.
It is a dependency that someday could have grave consequences for the manatee.
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