If you see this at the beach, "don't touch it," the police said in a new warning
The authorities say that this is both dangerous and illegal.
The remaining weeks of hot weather decrease slowly for people across the country, which means that there is no time like the present to engage in one of the most appreciated summer activities:to go to the beach. In the USAmore than 400 million visits At the beach each year, according to the National Lifesaving Association. But rip currents toHungry sharks, there are a number of risks attached to this unmissable summer outing. Now the police warn people to stay away from something they could meet at the beach. Read the rest to find out what you need to keep your distance.
Read this then:If you see this at the beach, do not go in the water, the experts warn.
Beach enthusiasts have already been warned of various dangers this summer.
It was hot this summer, so it is not surprising that many Americans went to water. Unfortunately, it was a somewhat risky season than usual.
Last month, Springfield police Missouri began to warn residentsnot to swim In places without supervision in the midst of a national shortage of permanent rescuers, which calls for "extremely dangerous" risk because a certain number of cities in the United States have already experienced fatal drownings without rescuers present this summer.
Still in July, Suffolk County officials, New York, alerted residentsApproximately a significant increase In shark attacks this year, saying that the trend is probably part of a "new standard".
But if you live in another part of the country, you must be careful around another danger that you may meet during your next trip to the beach.
Police alerts beach enthusiasts to be looking for something else.
Florida authorities ask the state's beaches to keep an eye on a thing near the water: mating lamores.
On August 7, the Sarasota police service went to Facebook to warn lovers of beaches against the approach of maritime creatures after "a lot of people"have been seen while trying to touch several mating lamantins near South Lido Beach." If you see a herd of mating of a manner, observe respectfully at a distance, "wrote the department." Do not touch. ""
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It is dangerous for you to approach the lamantins of the mating.
The Sarasota police department said that touching a mating manure is actually "dangerous for you and the animal". Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says that the coupling season begins in April and culminates at the start of fall - it is therefore currently booming, according to theMiami Herald.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
"Hiscommon to see A herd from the coupling range in the shallow waters of Florida during the months of spring and summer, "wrote the FWC on an article on Facebook." If you meet a herd, it is important to look at a distance because these large strong animals are concentrated on mating. Passers -by who are too close could be seriously injured. ""
It is also dangerous for animals themselves. "Look, but do not touch the lamantins. In addition, do not feed the lamantins orGive them water, "The FWC prevents their website." If the Lamantins get used to being with people, they can modify their behavior in nature, which may make them lose their natural fear of boats and humans, which can make them more likely to harm. ""
But it's also illegal to do so.
These maritime creatures at risk are protected by federal and federal law, which makes it not only a dangerous act to touch a mating, but also illegal, warned the Sarasota police department. According to the FWC, it is illegal by virtue of Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act of 1978 to feed, harass, injure, continue, chase, pull, hurt, kill, annoy or attack the Lamantins and violations can range from $ 500 to $ 500 fines and 60 days in prison at the level of the state up to $ 100,000 in fines and a year in prison at the federal level.
The FWC reported a recordhigh number of deaths in the range Last year, with 1,101 confirmed deaths in 2021, the WTSP affiliated in CBS in Saint Petersburg, Florida, reported on August 8. the previous years.