Record #:

19053

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Florida manatees, first sighted in North Carolina in 1919, are known to have frequented 59 sites along the North Carolina coast through 1994. Increased sightings in the later years of this period may be a function of increased population, or increased public awareness.

Source:

Brimleyana (NoCar QL 155 B75), Vol. Issue 22, June 1995, p53-60, map, bibl

Subject(s):

Manatees--North Carolina