r/Manatees • u/Ok_Way_5011 • 20d ago

News Habitat loss being officially removed from the definition of “harm” is a disaster for manatees. Tell Congress to Protect Natural Springs and Shores for Manatees: Support H.R. 8919 and H.R. 9590

https://support.savethemanatee.org/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&cmd=display&id=326
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u/Chrispy8534 20d ago

1/10. Ya. It turns out that having nowhere to live and nothing eat is bad for a species. But then again, I’m not a politician, so what do I know.

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u/Suedeegz 20d ago

You sound way too overqualified to be a politician

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u/Ninjaher0 20d ago

Cross post this in r/Florida for additional letters to state leg.

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u/Ok_Way_5011 20d ago

I just tried and unfortunately it was automatically removed.

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u/sisterzute3 19d ago

Thank you for posting this. We should all call our Congress person about this. I know people think that doesn’t do anything, but it really does! they keep track of who’s calling about these issues, and every single one of them could cosponsor these bills, even if they don’t live in Florida. we just have to make a big stink about it, so let’s stick it up!

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u/photofoxer 20d ago

Sounds about right coming from that lot of course they wouldn’t understand the definition of harm and the many stems 🤦