Ted Forsgren
Ted Forsgren
emergency felt manage people situation species
We felt it was very important to let people know there are more manatees now than there were 25 years ago. So we're not in any emergency situation; we are in a situation where we have to manage the species carefully.
brink came club count extinction herd save saying time
The herd is still expanding. In 2001, the Save the Manatee Club was saying they were on the brink of extinction and it was right about the same time a count of 3,300 came out.
animal federal leave level list process state
The process at the state and federal level was not to put an animal on the list and leave it there forever.