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RE: Docket number FWS-R4-ES-2024-0073

Manatees are iconic, beloved creatures. As a keystone species, their presence is important to keeping their ecosystems healthy — and when their populations begin to decline, it signals something is very wrong.

Studies show that 20% of all manatees died in just two years. If we’re going to restore manatee populations and protect the coastal waters where they graze, we need to expand their protected habitat and open more areas where they can safely look for food. I fully support the proposal to expand critical habitat for the Florida manatee and the Antillean manatee in Puerto Rico.