VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Conservationists and Volusia County homeowners are teaming up to help save manatees and other marine life in the Indian River Lagoon.
So far in 2021, 696 manatees have died, passing the total amount in all of 2020. Scientists blame the lack of seagrass, which is being killed off by algae growth from pollution runoff and development of seawalls. [TRENDING: Video shows 6-year-old getting paddled in school | Dolphin gets front-row seat for astronauts’ splashdown | 7 ways to pamper mom] “The seagrasses will come back we just have to give them that little bump,” said Kelli McGee, the executive director of the Riverside Conservancy.