Luxury Travel Review  

By Patrick Rose, director, Government Relations, Save the Manatee Club

 Patrick Rose, director, Government Relations, Save the manatee Club
Photo: Save the Manatee Club 
Despite growing threats to the manatee’s long-term survival and overwhelming public opposition, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) voted last week to prematurely downlist manatees from Endangered to Threatened.  This decision plays right into the [...]

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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) — A recent poll by Airlines.Ws of 1067 highly targeted airline passenger based readers revealed 67 percent thought cell phones should remain banned during flight. The remaining 33 percent said no. The polling lasted 45 days.
Cell phones are already banned during take offs and landings because of the possible risks associated with the [...]

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Wild dogs at Eagles Crag at the Shamwari Game Reserve, South Africa
San Francisco, California - According to an Opinion Research Corporation national survey sponsored by the Adventure Collection, nearly 10 percent of respondents say they spend $5,000 or more on their adventure travel vacations.  In addition, the survey found that 3 percent spent $9,000 or more.  Among [...]

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West Indian manatee
Photo: Patrick M. Rose, Save the Manatee Club
West Indian manatees are protected in the United States under federal law by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973, which make it illegal to harass, hunt, capture, or kill any marine mammal. They are also protected by the [...]

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