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Red tide continues to kill SWFL manatees

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Fox4Now.com - Katie Jones, 3/08/13

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NAPLES, Fla.- It is wiping out fish populations, causing breathing problems and red tide is killing the Florida Manatee. It is tough to see up close, but natural resource specialist Amber Crooks said red tide algae attacks with a vengeance.

" SWFL is one of the more threatened areas for the manatee, populations are more at risk so the fact we're having a lot of deaths to red tide is very concerning." Crooks said.

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