Over 1000 Manatees Died in Florida Article Courtesy of: Defenders of Wildlife ST. PETERSBURG, FL NOVEMBER 17, …

Over 1000 Manatees Died in Florida Article Courtesy of: Defenders of Wildlife ST. PETERSBURG, FL NOVEMBER 17, …

Article Courtesy of: Marine Mammal Commission The Florida manatee, a subspecies of the West Indian manatee, is a large, slow-moving marine mammal with an elongated, round body and paddle-shaped flippers and tail. Manatees are herbivores, feeding solely on seagrass, algae and other vegetation in freshwater and estuarine systems in the southeastern United States. Florida manatees […]

Manatees Get Help with Extra Feeding Manatees, Facing a Crisis: In a first, wildlife officials have decided to provide food for the mammals, which have suffered catastrophic losses in Florida waters over the last year. By Catrin Einhorn – Dec. 7, 2021 The starving manatees are easy enough to spot. You can see their ribs […]

Saving the manatees — rescue by rescue, rehab by rehab Florida is scrambling to prevent another horrific year of starvation deaths among the beloved mammals By Lori Rozsa – Article Courtesy of: Washington Post ORLANDO — On an unusually cold winter morning in central Florida, Corleone the manatee was awakened before dawn by wetsuited workers […]
