According to UNCW Associate Professor Dr. Michael Tift, water temperatures are dropping to a critical point for manatees.
“So now here we are in early November. Water temperatures are in the high 60s to low 70s. So we’re right at that critical period now, where it becomes really important to get the public’s help reporting any manatees as quickly as they can. If the water temperatures are cold enough, the manatees might only have hours to survive,” he told WHQR.
He said you can contact experts by calling the marine mammal stranding line at 910-515-7354 or by filling out the manatee sighting form on the UNCW marine mammal stranding network page…