2023 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference

March 5-7, 2023 • Cincinnati, OH

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5/25/2021 | 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM | MANATEES IN MIAMI: EXAMINING THEIR PRESENCE AND PERSISTENCE IN AN URBAN RIVER THROUGH THE LENS OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTIONS | Virtual Platform

MANATEES IN MIAMI: EXAMINING THEIR PRESENCE AND PERSISTENCE IN AN URBAN RIVER THROUGH THE LENS OF HUMAN-WILDLIFE INTERACTIONS

Manatees are a charismatic resident of Florida’s waters, and yet they are classified as threatened by the Endangered Species Act. Protection plans have been created at multiple government levels—local, state, and federal—but individual place-based research remains limited. Much of what does exist has focused on natural areas serving as manatee critical habitat, but less is known about manatees in urbanized systems. This is the case of the Miami River as well, a highly urbanized aquatic system that cuts right through the city of Miami in which manatees are often seen. To address this gap, it is important to obtain an understanding of how manatees are faring in such systems, particularly where they are subjected to degraded habitat conditions and threatened with mortality or injury by watercraft collisions. Our study employs a socio-ecological approach, aiming to construct a history of manatee observations in the Miami River and to assess people’s perceptions and knowledge of the manatees with whom they share this urban space. Through the inclusion of a social dimensions component, our study will offer data and insights for management of manatees that minimizes discord between people and wildlife.

Urban
Management
Conservation

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Andrea Otalora (), Florida International University, aotal003@fiu.edu;