New Warning System Could Save Manatees

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 - 16:42 in Health & Medicine

Scientists test out an alarm to warn manatees of approaching ships. In the first test, without the alarm, the boat needs to turn sharply to avoid hitting the manatee. In the second test, with the alarm, the manatee steers clear of the boat.

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