Manatee Festival 2006: Manatee Zone
Kings Bay, where this was taken, became a manatee sanctuary in November 1980. In September 1991 Citrus County officially adopted the Manatee Protection Plan, becoming the first county in Florida to comply with the state's mandate to create protection plans in areas of critical manatee habitat. Speed zones, put in place in January 1992, were part of those plans. (Source: St. Petersburg Times, Manatee Timeline.) Here, cormorants hold the speed sign down.
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destinatio added this photo to his favorites. (77 months ago)
FlyButtafly (77 months ago | reply)
My husband told me about seeing manatees when he was over on the east coast - he didn't see them in Kings Bay while he was there, but he did in Port Canaveral. It's so sad, the things that happen to them.
I like your line about the cormorants. ;)
zeebo42 added this photo to their favorites. (55 months ago)