[NatureNS] a manatee moving up the coast towards N.S. ?

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(from this morning's Chr.nicle Her.ald:

Massive manatee sighted in unfamiliar waters

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- In the heat of summer, all sorts of tourists head north to 
cooler climes. This year, a manatee has joined the crowd, cruising past 
the nightclubs of Manhattan and continuing north.

The massive animal has been spotted in the Hudson River at least three 
times in the last week; first off the Chelsea and Harlem sections of 
Manhattan, then to the north in Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.

"It was gigantic," said Randy Shull, who said he spotted the unusual 
visitor Sunday afternoon while boating at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy 
Hollow. "When we saw it surface, its back was just mammoth."

Last month, trackers saw the manatee as it swam north, first near 
Delaware, then Maryland, then New Jersey. By Saturday, it was seen in 
Manhattan.

Kim Durham, rescue program director for the Riverhead Foundation, a 
nonprofit group devoted to marine mammals, called it a "bona fide" 
sighting, but there isn't photographic proof.

It is unusual for one of the creatures, often associated with the warm 
waters of Florida, to travel so far north, although they have been 
reported along the shores of Long Island and even Rhode Island.

Manatees are an endangered marine mammal. Florida wildlife experts 
counted 3,116 in their annual survey in February.

John Vargo, the publisher of Boating on the Hudson magazine, said his 
alert about the sightings was met with disbelief by some boaters.

"Some were laughing about it, because it couldn't possibly be true," he 
said.

"I'm 70 years old, and I've been on the river my entire life," Vargo 
said. "I've seen dolphins and everything else, but never a manatee."

'Some were laughing about it, because it couldn't possibly be true.'


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<font class="Content_Headlines-links">(from this morning's Chr.nicle
Her.ald:<br>
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Massive manatee sighted in unfamiliar waters</font><br>
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By The Associated Press
<p><font class="Content_body-links">NEW
YORK &#8212; In the heat of summer, all sorts of tourists head north to
cooler climes. This year, a manatee has joined the crowd, cruising past
the nightclubs of Manhattan and continuing north.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">The massive animal has been spotted
in the Hudson River at least three times in the last week; first off
the Chelsea and Harlem sections of Manhattan, then to the north in
Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">"It was gigantic," said Randy
Shull, who said he spotted the unusual visitor Sunday afternoon while
boating at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow. "When we saw it
surface, its back was just mammoth."</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">Last month, trackers saw the
manatee as it swam north, first near Delaware, then Maryland, then New
Jersey. By Saturday, it was seen in Manhattan.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">Kim Durham, rescue program director
for the Riverhead Foundation, a nonprofit group devoted to marine
mammals, called it a "bona fide" sighting, but there isn&#8217;t photographic
proof.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">It is unusual for one of the
creatures, often associated with the warm waters of Florida, to travel
so far north, although they have been reported along the shores of Long
Island and even Rhode Island.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">Manatees are an endangered marine
mammal. Florida wildlife experts counted 3,116 in their annual survey
in February.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">John Vargo, the publisher of
Boating on the Hudson magazine, said his alert about the sightings was
met with disbelief by some boaters.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">"Some were laughing about it,
because it couldn&#8217;t possibly be true," he said.</font></p>
<p><font class="Content_body-links">"I&#8217;m 70 years old, and I&#8217;ve been on
the river my entire life," Vargo said. "I&#8217;ve seen dolphins and
everything else, but never a manatee."</font></p>
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<p><font class="Content_body-links">&#8217;Some were laughing about it,
because it couldn&#8217;t possibly be true.&#8217;</font></p>
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