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 [...]
Entries from June 2006
Unwarranted state action puts manatees in clear, future danger
June 19th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Ecotourism · New Articles
Airline poll: majority say ban cell phones on board
June 17th, 2006 · 4 Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Luxury Travel
Survey: 10 percent spend $5,000 on adventure travel
June 12th, 2006 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Accomodations · Luxury Travel · New Articles
Florida considers downlisting manatee status
June 5th, 2006 · No Comments
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 [...]
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