Belize has the highest known density of Antillean manatees, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, in the world. Unfortunately, because of rapidly increasing coastal development, human related manatee deaths are rising quickly. Poaching, once the major threat to manatees in Belize, has been replaced by boat kills and destruction of habitat as the major concerns for the survival of the species. youtube/watch?v=baw0P0NoBlQ#at=116
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 17:02:49 +0000