Manatee Insanity Inside the War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species

scientists trying to count manatees from above. He's been on the water with the leader of the biggest pro-boater group. He's observed biologists dissecting the animals and politicians debating their fate. With more than a touch of whimsy, but also with an abiding interest in the uncertain fate of this unique species, Manatee Insanity follows Florida's gentle giants through time and space, detailing interactions with a variety of human actors, from Jacques-Yves Cousteau to Jeb Bush to Jimmy Buffett, from a popular children's book author to a federal lawman who dressed in a gorilla suit for the ultimate undercover assignment." --Book Jacket.