Navy tracks manatees with satellites
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The Department of the Interior has been studying manatees in and around Florida since 1974 through the Sirenia Project. In 1992, the Project collaborated with the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico and with three other agencies to monitor the endangered West Indian manatees using satellite-based technology. The study found that the seagrass beds on and near the US Naval Station at Roosevelt Roads are vital to the survival of Puerto Rico's manatees. Satellite monitoring can help the naval base better manage vessel operations and coastal uses.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997
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Working together for sumac recovery
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Fort Pickett near Blackstone, VA, has been working closely with the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to protect the Michaux's sumac colonies that thrive throughout the Army training facility. They have teamed up to evaluate the impact of military activities on the low-growing shrub and to manage habitat disturbance. Fort Pickett and the FWS are also sponsoring research on the base's Michaux sumac population to better manage population recovery.
Publication Name: Endangered Species Update
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1081-3705
Year: 1997
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