Florida Manatees May Be Moving Off The Endangered Species List

by Alexa Erickson, Collective Evolution
I was a nanny for the most animal-loving little girl on this earth. Whether she was three years old or 11 years old, she’s always preferred exploring the great outdoors over sitting inside staring at a TV screen. Ever since I can remember, she’s had an affection for manatees. She begged her parents to buy her the stuffed animal sort, suggested trips to Florida to see them roam the waters, and she religiously wore T-shirts that said something along the lines of, “Save the Manatees.”
The growing list of endangered species is something to be sad about. Just last year the number of animals and plants at risk for extinction rose from 22,413 in 2014 to 22,784 in 2015. “Our natural world is becoming increasingly vulnerable,” explained International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) chief Inger Andersen.





