Abstract
Because the Florida and Antillean Manatees are the most closely related, this note will examine their problems in particular. Part II of this note will examine the biological and behavioral characteristics which contribute to the problems of manatee extinction. Part III will examine the scope of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, a multilateral treaty designed to prevent trade in endangered species. Part IV and V will deal with Federal and Florida protections of the Florida Manatee.
Part VI will discuss this author’s proposal for a comprehensive solution to the problem in Florida. This program includes (1) increased funding for the enforcement of Manatee Speed Zones in Florida, and (2) mandated technology which will reduce propeller injuries inflicted upon manatees (the leading cause of death in Florida). The fact that the United States has come farther than other nations in the protection of manatees does not mean that our efforts can cease. On the contrary, this imposes on us a greater obligation to preserve for the world what we alone have the ability to destroy.
Recommended Citation
Coté, Sherry Marie
(1994)
"The Manatee: Facing Imminet Extinction,"
Florida Journal of International Law: Vol. 9:
Iss.
1, Article 8.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/fjil/vol9/iss1/8