First name: Krystal
Age: 13
State or province: Kingston
Country: Jamaica

I think there should be fund raisers for this mammal. This should happen so there is at least one suitable place where manatees can live.

First name: Kristin
Age:
State or province: California
Country: U.S.A.

People should have to have a propeller cage on their boats. If people do not, they should not be allowed to drive their boats. If people are caught littering, they should pay a fine!

First name: Jake
Age: 13
State or province: Illinois
Country: U.S.A.

I think that boaters who hit manatees or torture them in anyway should be sentenced to jail for five years. Manatees are easy to spot so boaters are obviously not following the posted speed limit or just hitting them intentionally. I have been following the plight of manatees all of my life.

First name: Sarah
Age: 8
State or province: Florida
Country: U.S.A.

How about captive breeding programs?

First name: Grace
Age: not a kid
State or province: Florida
Country: U.S.A.

I've been writing about manatees for three years, and this site is the greatest. Congrats, NAT GEO. I've seen sick, dead, and dying manatees both in the wild, and also in rehabilitation. The most important way to help manatees is through education. Supporting Save the Manatee Club, Adopt-a-Manatee program, and Center for Marine Conservation is important, too. Slow down when boating, and never feed or give water to a wild manatee. They are wondrous creatures whose lives are so fragile in our environment -- let's give them a chance.

First name: Jessica
Age: 16
State or province: Ontario
Country: Canada

I believe that manatees can be saved. All it takes is for everyone to educate each other and to actually enforce the boating laws. I also believe that we need to make areas that are off-limits to boats and Jet Skis. People could also make manatee preservation areas where the water temperature is watched, where there are no boats and Jet Skis, and where the water is kept clean. I believe that if we all work together we can make a difference!

First name: Kate
Age: 11
State or province: Pennsylvania
Country: U.S.A.

I think there should be places where only the manatees are allowed. That way no one can kill them with boats.

First name: Jamie
Age: 12
State or province: California
Country: U.S.A.

I was watching the news, and it was saying how Jet Skis pollute the water, and the first thing I thought about were all the animals. I love animals. Then the next day my friend invited me to go Jet Skiing at the river! I said no, and then I told her why. We both went to my house, and her family went without her.

First name: Anna
Age: 13
State or province: New York
Country: U.S.A.

I THINK THAT WITH THE GROWING INTEREST IN ANIMALS WE SHOULD USE THE LAKES INHIBITED BY MANATEES AND MAKE THESE LAKES INTOOUTDOOR RESEARCH CENTERS WHERE PEOPLE CAN LEARN TO APPRECIATE AND RESPECT MANATEES. ONLY ROWBOATS SHOULD BE ALLOWED. IF MORE TIME, A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, AND MONEY ARE PUT INTO HELPING THESE CREATURES SURVIVE, SURELY WE CAN KEEP THEM FROM GOING EXTINCT!

First name: Ashley
Age: 7
State or province: Texas
Country: U.S.A.

Create a safe sanctuary for them, like a zoo except you could let them be in their natural environment. Also try to educate people about them. I learned about them on Discovery Channel.

First name: Hanna
Age:
State or province: Kansas
Country: U.S.A.

I feel that manatees can be saved by a little work. Everyone needs to try to work together. One solution would be to make a speed limit for boats.

First name: Danielle
Age: 11
State or province: Texas
Country: U.S.A.

I think that manatees are beautiful creatures and should be protected. My idea is to make NO BOATING zones in the lakes, ponds, and bayous. These zones will be for manatees and other animals ONLY. These zones will keep them safe from boat scars. There will also be NO LITTERING in these areas.

First name: Christina
Age: 12
State or province: Florida
Country: U.S.A.

I think manatees should be placed in an area where the water stays at a suitable temperature and where watercraft is not allowed to enter. I think manatees should be protected by the state in State Parks. It would be nice to watch manatees without harming them.

First name: Anibal
Age: 12
State or province:
Country: Chile

No way man! Humans destroy everything, and that's why I think that endangered manatees can't be saved!!

First name: Julie
Age: 12
State or province: Colorado
Country: U.S.A.

There are so many things that kids can do to help, even if they live away from the coast. They can recycle which makes less trash and pollution. They can also write letters to Congress and to county officials and get them to make laws to stop high speed boating in manatee habitats. In some places, they could even ban boating altogether. I want to be a wildlife or marine biologist when I get older and save endangered animals.

First name: Amber
Age: 16
State or province: Alabama
Country: U.S.A.

I think boat speed limits should be posted in areas where manatees live. It would hopefully save a lot of manatees.

First name: Regina
Age:
State or province: California
Country: U.S.A.

Jet Skis have become an annoying invention. I see nothing wrong with motorboats; people have used them responsibly for years. However, Jet Skis seem to have become quite a problem. Society has already passed many laws attempting to control the behavior of Americans in the name of "environmental safety."

First name: Taylor
Age: 7
State or province: Texas
Country: U.S.A.

Don't pollute the water they live in. Don't allow boats and Jet Skis in areas where manatees are known to live.

First name: Devin
Age: 9
State or province: Alberta
Country: Canada

Get as many manatees as possible and put them in a aquarium.

First name: Brian
Age: 16
State or province: North Carolina
Country: U.S.A.

We can save the manatees if people take action!

First name: Stacey
Age:
State or province: Texas
Country: U.S.A.

What is the number one threat to these beautiful animals? If it is man, or boats, then we should have a boat free zone where these animals can live and eat in peace.

First name: Maya
Age: 11 1/2
State or province: California
Country: U.S.A.

I think that the manatees' area should have a sign that keeps boats out. This will help the population of manatees grow. I also think that healthy ones should have a reserved area. I also think that there should be more sales items in department stores for "adopting" different animals. Some of the money for the sales item goes to preserving animals. Maybe on each sales item there could be a picture of what animal you are helping to save. There should also be less merchandise in stores and less animal testing. When things are tested on animals, the animals could die. This is what I think should be done!

First name: Karissa
Age: 8
State or province: Missouri
Country: U.S.A.

I think that all powerboats and other boats with propellers should be banned from all manatee waterways. Maybe the scientists could attach a sonar "pinger" to all active manatees to allow boaters to be aware of the manatees' presence in the area.

First name: Andrew
Age: 9
State or province:
Country: Singapore

Yes, I do think manatees can be saved by making some places were it is illegal for boats to go. For example, it could be illegal for boats to travel in area 1, but legal for them to move around in area 2.

First name: Charles
Age: 6
State or province: New York
Country: U.S.A.

Stop throwing garbage in the water. Plus, we need to be careful when we drive boats. Make more safe places for manatees to live where people can't hurt them.

First name: Carl
Age: 10
State or province: Louisiana
Country: U.S.A.

Yes!!! For one thing some animals could hold the answer humans don't have any idea about. I think it should be illegal to pollute or ride a motorboat in manatee waters. People should do nothing but preserve those waters.

First name: Amy
Age:
State or province: New York
Country: U.S.A.

There should be more habitats like Crystal River in Florida which protect manatees and provide a safe space for them. Perhaps manatees could be marked with non-toxic red coloring to make them more visible to people on the water. If this is not feasible, people's use of watercraft should be restricted in areas frequented by manatees.

First name: Lindsay
Age: 10
State or province: Connecticut
Country: U.S.A.

Yes! They should make laws about polluting water, and people shouldn't ride motorboats where manatees are. They are wonderful animals, and they deserve to be saved!

First name: Chris
Age: 13
State or province: Massachusetts
Country: U.S.A.

I think that if there is a area were there are a lot of manatees, people should put up a sign that reads "slow manatees in these waters." Also people should pay attention if they see something at the surface.

First name: Betsy
Age: 11
State or province: Indiana
Country: U.S.A.

I think it's horrible that all these poor animals are dying out of carelessness.

First name: Victoria
Age: 12
State or province: Ontario
Country: Canada

People shouldn't ride motor boats near the manatees. People should give manatees a chance to survive. We can make a difference.

First name: Suzie
Age: 14
State or province: Virginia
Country: U.S.A.

I think manatees can be saved if we really try and help them. I plan on working with manatees when I grow up, so I hope I will make a difference. And I hope others will too, because manatees are such beautiful creatures!

First name: Ketaki
Age: 10
State or province: New Delhi
Country: India

I am a big animal lover, and I think we should try and save the manatees. Put yourself in their place. Suppose we human beings stayed underwater. We would do something to prevent people from dying, but since manatees can't do anything, at least we can do something for them! Remember, animals have their rights too.

First name: Elizabeth
Age:
State or province: Connecticut
Country: U.S.A.

YES, I DO THINK THAT YOU CAN SAVE THE MANATEES. I WILL TOO, WHEN I GROW UP. I WILL, I WILL, I WILL HELP YOU WHEN I GROW UP!!!!!!!!!!

First name: Daniel
Age: 12
State or province: South Australia
Country: Australia

What if more Americans helped people like Nancy care for the wildlife? I think tighter restrictions should be made in the Unites States. In Australia, our extinction levels are a lot lower simply because the government has made new laws and enforcement systems.

First name: Julia
Age:
State or province: South Island
Country: New Zealand

I LOVE Manatees. I really do. I choose to do a study on them. And it surprised me that hardly anyone knew about them. I think to help save them we should ban Jet Boats and Jet Skis. I also think that we should raise money to help their cause by selling T-shirts.

First name: Samantha
Age:
State or province: New South Wales
Country: Australia

I think if people know that they are killing something or someone on purpose just so they can do what they want, they are being truly unfair to animals, people, and all other living things.

First name: Tim
Age: 11
State or province: Virginia
Country: U.S.A.

I think we should help the Manatees by RECYCLING! People just don't know what recycling means to the world. I think we should also have power boat regulations in areas where Manatees live!

First name: Ellie
Age: 10
State or province: Hawaii
Country: U.S.A.

IN THE LAKES, INLETS, ETC. WERE THE MANATEES LIVE, BIOLOGISTS AND COAST GUARDS SHOULD WATCH THESE AREAS AND MAKE SURE THAT NO BOATERS OR OTHER PEOPLE OR THINGS HURT THE MANATEES.

First name: Judy
Age: 11
State or province: New York
Country: U.S.A.

I think that there should be a law that restricts boats that go over a certain speed in manatee areas.

First name: Amanda and DJ
Age: 7 and 11
State or province: Virginia
Country: U.S.A.

Enforce rules of waterskiing and have somebody watch.

First name: Tina
Age: 10
State or province: Sarawak
Country: Malaysia

Wildlife in most countries in the tropics is in danger of extinction. We kids can help slow down this process!

First name: Anusha
Age: 9
State or province: New Jersey
Country: U.S.A.

I love animals, and I am really willing to help save them. I think we should be more careful when driving/riding our vehicles so that we don't go near animal homes, or the animals themselves.

First name: Derick
Age: 13
State or province: Oklahoma
Country: U.S.A.

Yes. I have a simple solution. All you have to do is restrict boating on lagoons and in other areas where manatees might live.

First name: Chanie
Age:
State or province: Connecticut
Country: U.S.A.

I think that boats and Jet Skis should be illegal in places where manatees are.

First name: Brian
Age: 10
State or province: Maryland
Country: U.S.A.

The U.S. Coast Guard should place markers where manatees usually hang out. That way, the driver of a boat will know to stay away from those areas. It might not totally save the manatees, but it's a start.

First name: Julie
Age:
State or province: Maryland
Country: U.S.A.

I think manatees are wonderful creatures. Yes, I do think they can be saved.