Manatees are docile, large sea mammals who are eaten in some parts of
the world, feared in others, and adored in still others. But human
encroachment, disease, environmental hazards, and being hunted, among
many other issues, are causing their numbers to decline. In Manatee
Scientists, readers meet three scientists working very hard in three
different parts of the world to save the manatee. Get an eye-opening,
close-up view of their far-flung expeditions to Brazil, Senegal, and
Florida in this beautifully photographed addition to the paperback
collection of Scientist in the Field books.