TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) - The first seven months of this year have seen a record 900-plus manatees die.The total is expected to hit as many as 1,200 by the end of the year.The Save the Manatee Club and two other nonprofits have given the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warning they plan to sue if more isn't done to protect the sea mammal.State data shows 905 Manatees have already died this year, breaking the record of 830 in 2017, and it's only going to get worse, according to Pat Rose of the Save the Manatee Club.

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