Manatees Fighting for their Lives After Record Deaths In 2009

2009 was the deadliest year in state history for manatees. 429 were found dead in Florida waterways, about a hundred were victims of careless boaters.

2010 is also getting off to a shaky start for the mammals. The cold weather has manatees fighting for their lives.

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Rats! Cold driving them into your home | home, rats, cardosi - Top Story - WEST PALM BEACH

Locally, Truly Nolen Pest Control says they have seen a remarkable increase in calls during our lasting dip in degrees where people are seeing rats making themselves right at home.

Hundreds of green turtles discovered "cold stunned" | turtles, cold, loggerhead - Top Story - CBS Channel 12 News

Ninety-three sea turtles found floating in the Mosquito Lagoon along Florida's Atlantic coast were rescued after the cold water shocked their tropically inclined systems.

Most of the "cold-stunned" turtles were endangered green sea turtles, with the exception of one loggerhead.

The cold weather packing hospitals | weather, cold, hospitals - Top Story - CBS Channel 12 News

PORT ST. LUCIE - You've heard it for days and you have felt it, it's cold outside. That chill in the air, keeping hospitals busy. Thanks to the drop in temperature in SouthFlorida, St. Lucie Medical Center is seeing an increase in the number of patients with colds, bronchitis, and pneumonia. Dr. Rudy Lindner says ever since it got chilly, his emergency room has been full of patients with low immune systems who went out into the cold and got sick.

Sport Fishing - Cold temperatures impact Florida fish and wildlife

The FWC Fish Kill Hotline has received several reports of cold-related fish kills over the past few days. Extended periods of unusually cold weather can kill fish outright by cold stress or make fish more susceptible to disease.

W.Pa. barn collapses after heavy snow sits on roof - Lebanon Daily News

MEADVILLE, Pa.—A two-year-old dairy barn billed as indestructible when it was built for a western Pennsylvania fairgrounds has collapsed after heavy snow piled on its rounded roof.

The $465,000 Heritage Hall Dairy Barn at the Crawford County Fairgrounds collapsed on Wednesday.

Animals at a Sioux City pet store evacuated after snow-laden roof collapses - WQAD

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Dozens of animals were evacuated from a Sioux city pet store after snow and high winds caused part of the roof to collapse.