By Kay Jones and Melissa Alonso, CNN Efforts are being increased to address “the unusual manatee mortality event” along the state’s Atlantic coast, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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With Florida's manatees dying in record numbers, groups are trying to save them
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Efforts are being increased to reduce death of manatees from starvation in Florida
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Wildlife agencies feeding manatees to aid survival
St. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Normally giving food to wild animals is considered off limits, but the dire situation in Florida with more than 1,000 manatees dying from starvation due
By Kay Jones and Melissa Alonso, CNN Efforts are being increased to address “the unusual manatee mortality event” along the state’s Atlantic coast, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
The program will reportedly feed manatees lettuce, cabbage and other greens in one area to determine its viability to sustain more manatees across the state.
Florida's manatees -- which are increasingly facing starvation, largely as a result of pollution -- are going to be fed directly by wildlife officials, in what they called an "unprecedented" step to…
Faced with a record manatee die-off in Florida this year, federal officials are taking a once unthinkable step by opting to feed the wild marine mammals to help them survive the winter.
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