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Silent Sirens: Manatees in Peril

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1980

Video Details

22:15; color; sound; V-109 CA229; S. 828

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This is an excellent film about the plight of the endangered manatee. It is narrated by Leonard Nimoy and is full of beautiful underwater photography. It shows tracking by radio collar, injured manatees and manatee interaction with people.

Geographic Subject

Florida

Personal Subject

Nimoy, Leonard

Subject

Endangered species
Mammals
West Indian Manatee

Title

Silent Sirens: Manatees in Peril

Subject

Endangered species

Mammals

West Indian Manatee

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Date

1980

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color

Video Details

22:15; color; sound; V-109 CA229; S. 828

Video Filename

ca229.mp4

YouTube ID

LHjtbCyURdQ

Geographic Term

Florida

Subject - Person

Nimoy, Leonard

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Leonard Nimoy narrates this film about the plight of the manatee...

Video Time

22:15

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Chicago Manual of Style

Silent Sirens: Manatees in Peril. 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253505>, accessed 29 November 2023.

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Silent Sirens: Manatees in Peril. 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/253505>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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For FY2022-23, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $646,422. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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