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The manatee in Haiti

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Galen B Rathbun ,
Charles A Woods  and
Jose A Ottenwalder
Galen B Rathbun
Affiliation:
US Fish and Wildlife Service, POBox 70, San Simeon, CA 93452-0070, USA.
Charles A Woods
Affiliation:
Florida State Museum, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Jose A Ottenwalder
Affiliation:
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural and Parque Zoologico Nacional, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Abstract

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The future looks bleak for the manatee population in the waters around Haiti. Results of a survey conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service suggest that numbers have declined drastically over the last 50 years. The best hope for the few remaining is that the hunting expertise will vanish with the older generation.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1985 , pp. 234 - 236
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1985

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