► West Indian Manatees - Florida - YouTube HD

Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (Your Eyes Are Closed) is the music accompanying the vide of the gentle giants, Manatees of Florida. We shouldn't close our eyes to the plight of these gentle animals, swimming with them you can sense their gentle nature, they welcome us in their world and never pose a threat to us. We can't say the same to the Manatee. The manatee on average, is facing several large problems. Most are habitat related, either due to a general loss of habitat, due to coast line construction and the increase in boat traffic that brings. As well, as development of the general area, which in turn brings more people to the areas they feed, and raise their young in. This creates run off, which creates problems in the water, and of course, the rivers need to be controlled so they are safe to build beside. Boat strikes are a big factor in everyday life for the manatee, and propellers do serious injury to them, even as far as amputating their tails, and flippers. They die of these injuries! When they move upriver seeking warmer waters, they face the "water control structures". Floodgates, navigational locks, flood pipes, and drainage channels, all can trap the manatee and they can drown or be crushed. These are some of the main factors, they still get caught in fishing gear, and nets, along with the effects of the red tide and algae blooms, which decrease the amount of oxygen in the water. *** music is by Kendra Springer 04 - Sus Ojos Se Cerraron (Your Eyes Are Closed)