BIBLIOGRAPHY
Save The Manatee Club www.savethemanatee.org
This page details out an extensive summary of what manatees are, where they live, what they eat, and their birth and mortality rates. It also provides useful links to related sites concerning public support.
Sea World www.seaworld.org
The Sea World site is very informative, allowing the user to click on every aspect of the manatees lives. It is a very good educational guide providing a comprehensive overview of manatees.
Oxygen Group www.oxygengroup.com
This page is dedicated entirely to pictures of manatees in their habitat.
Geocities www.geocities.com
Another pictoral spread, but this site also provides extra information on background and public awareness.
Endangered Species Act Endangered Species Act of 1973
This is the legislature of the Endangered Species Act, a law that prohibits any taking of manatees and other endangered species.
Marine Mammal Protection Act Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
Like the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Mammals Protection Act provides safety to the remaining stock size of manatees and other protected marine mammals.
Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978
This state legislature defines the penalties that individuals are faced with if they disobey with the Endangered Species Act. It provides sanctuary to the manatees at a state level.
